When the Subject's Gender Is Unknown, Which Technique Should You

question 18

Multiple Choice

When the subject's gender is unknown, which technique should you avoid?

• A) changing the subject to a plural
• B) changing the sentence so that pronouns are unnecessary
• C) using a plural pronoun (i.e. they, their)
• D) using the terms he/she or him/her

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