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Select the best way to revise the following sentence to achieve​ gender-neutral, unbiased language while maintaining pronoun agreement.

When a nurse becomes too emotionally attached to her​ patients, it becomes difficult for her to do her job effectively.
A.
No change is​ needed; the sentence is fine as it is.
B.
When nurses become too emotionally attached to their​ patients, it becomes difficult for him or her to do his or her job effectively.
C.
When a nurse becomes too emotionally attached to his or her​ patients, it becomes difficult for the nurse to do an effective job.
D.
When a nurse becomes too emotionally attached to their​ patients, it becomes difficult for them to do their job effectively.

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Answer: the answer is D

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User Ankur Mukherjee
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Answer:

The answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The pronoun THEM is gender neutral

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