Identify the correct sentence. A. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide their pride in him. B. The parents of the little boy does not attempt to hide their pride in them. C. The parents of the little boy does not attempt to hide their pride in him. D. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide his or her pride in him.

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Iris York

25 February, 15:00

Identify the correct sentence. A. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide their pride in him. B. The parents of the little boy does not attempt to hide their pride in them. C. The parents of the little boy does not attempt to hide their pride in him. D. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide his or her pride in him.

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Laddie · Answer 1

A. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide their pride in him.

is the correct sentence

Explanation:

Subject-verb agreement is necessary to write a coherent and grammatically correct sentence, from this 3 options the only one that presents this agreement is option A, where the auxiliary "do" refers to the subject parents and later the same subject "The parents" is connected to the possessive adjective their.