Neither of the girls listened

[AngryB]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #703 "Pronoun Agreement (1)", question 6

Neither of the girls listened to ......... father's instructions carefully.

(a) their
(b) our
(c) her

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #703 "Pronoun Agreement (1)", answer 6

Neither of the girls listened to her father's instructions carefully.

Correct answer: (c) her

Your answer was: incorrect
Neither of the girls listened to their father's instructions carefully.
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Would it make any difference what pronoun I should use in this case, if I would be talking about two girls from different families or if girls are sisters .

[Mister Micawber]

No. 'Neither' is the subject; it takes the singular pronoun. Only the gender of the pronoun is determined from the word 'girls'.
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's