Select the answer that maintains pronoun-antecedent agreement and avoids sexism. Everyone left
dirty dishes in the sink for me to wash.
O A her
OC. their
OB. his
OD. his or her

C. Their

Explanation:

Pronouns are words we use instead of nouns or noun phrases. The antecedent of a pronoun is the word it refers to. For example, in the sentence John lost his keys, the antecedent of the pronoun his is John. We used this pronoun instead of repeating John's name.

The possessive pronoun that should be used in the given sentence is their. Its antecedent is the same as the one of the pronoun everyone. Everyone is an indefinite pronoun, and in the given context, it's used to refer to every person in the narrator's group. This group probably consists of both men and women, which is another reason the pronoun their should be used.

the words "strangest" and "unusual" suggest (:

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.