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Which pronoun correctly replaces the underlined word in the sentence?

The man's favorite color is yellow.

A.
His
B.
Their
C.
Our

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Answer: A

his

Step-by-step explanation:

Their and our would be describing multiple peoples favorite color and in this case you are only talking about one person, which is the man.

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The correct answer is A (his), because a pronoun takes the place of a noun effectively. In this case, the noun being “the man’s”. -♡
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