Either the principal or the teachers will do __________ best to resolve the conflict with the parent.
A. his
B. their
C. his or her
D. there
C
Its C
C is not right.
their so its B
Oh yeh sorry, i forgot
Would it not be C? As the Principal or teacher would be acting on their own and as a singular, not as a group.
Disregard that, I see why again... teachers is plural
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the grammatical rules and structure of the sentence. In this case, the subject of the sentence is "the principal or the teachers," which is a collective noun representing a group of people.
When referring to a singular subject, such as "the principal," we would use the pronoun "his" to match the gender. Similarly, if we were referring only to the teachers, we would use "their" as the pronoun.
However, in this sentence, we are talking about either the principal or the teachers, which implies that it could be either one of them trying to resolve the conflict. To be inclusive and cover both possibilities, we can use the pronoun "his or her."
Therefore, the correct answer is C. "his or her."