Test yourself—Gender-neutral writing: The pronoun problem

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Is the sentence correct or does it contain a gender neutrality problem? (Assume formal writing.) Read the article Gender-neutral writing: The pronoun problem to help you out.

1. Earl and Jeffrey decided to rent tuxes, since each wanted to look his best for the prom.
2. Every first-year student entering the polytechnic university must write the mathematics aptitude test before choosing his science courses.
3. If you are thinking of hiring a teenager to babysit, we recommend that you check whether she has completed our babysitter training course.
4. All first-year students entering the polytechnic university must write the mathematics aptitude test before choosing their science courses.
5. To save on rental fees, the company is asking everyone to bring their own lawn chair and wineglass to the staff picnic.
6. Settling into her chair, the storyteller began to recount the horrifying tale of the 1917 Halifax explosion.
  

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