Choose the sentence that uses correct pronoun-antecedent agreement when referring to each of the players.

• A. Each of the players brought their own racket.
• B. Each of the players brought his own racket.
• C. Each of the players brought her own racket.
• D. Each of the players brought we own racket.

Answer: (B)

Pronoun-antecedent agreement means the pronoun must match the number of its antecedent. With each referring to one person at a time, the pronoun should be singular. Here, the singular, male-gendered pronoun “his” correctly agrees with the singular subject “each” and with the possessive “own racket.” Using “her” would assume female gender, and “their” treats the reference as plural (or gender-neutral, which still clashes with the singular “each” in this construction), while “we” doesn’t refer to a single player. If you want to avoid gender specification, you could use “his or her own racket,” but the form with “his” is the appropriate choice in this context.