In the sentence 'Teachers spend a large part of ___ working day preparing lessons.', which possessive determiner completes it?

In the sentence 'Teachers spend a large part of ___ working day preparing lessons.', which possessive determiner completes it?

• A. their
• B. his
• C. our
• D. my

Answer: (A)

Choosing the possessive determiner that shows ownership of the working day. The sentence describes teachers as a group, so the owner of the working day is plural. Their working day is a natural, standard phrase meaning the part of the day that belongs to the teachers as a group. The other options don’t fit because his would imply a single male owner, our would suggest the speaker is part of the group, and my would refer to the speaker alone.

Choosing the possessive determiner that shows ownership of the working day. The sentence describes teachers as a group, so the owner of the working day is plural. Their working day is a natural, standard phrase meaning the part of the day that belongs to the teachers as a group. The other options don’t fit because his would imply a single male owner, our would suggest the speaker is part of the group, and my would refer to the speaker alone.