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I have a question regarding the usage of the possessive pronouns its, which refers to recipients mentioned in the quoted para below: Since the word its refers to recipients, shouldn't it be a plural possessive pronoun like their or its refers to each recipient instead?
"Since the first successful transplant was performed in the United States in the 1954, a series problem faced by transplant recipients has been the possibilities that its own body will try to reject or destroy the transplant."
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Is its a plural pronoun?
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1. ITS is always and only singular.
2. Since in the sentence you quote the antecedent of ITS is RECIPIENTS, the pronoun used should be THEIR, not ITS.
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2. Since in the sentence you quote the antecedent of ITS is RECIPIENTS, the pronoun used should be THEIR, not ITS.
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