ACT Preparation / Unit 3 ACT 0216 short lesson, about 20 seconds
It and Its for a Company or Team
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The idea
A singular antecedent that is not a person, such as a company, a school, a team acting as one, or an object, takes it and its.
In practice
"The company raised its prices," not "their prices." "The team won its opener."
Where people slip
Singular they is for people. A company is one thing, so a plural pronoun for it breaks number agreement.
Your place on the trail
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