Question

complete the sentence with the pronoun that agrees with the word or words in bold.
throughout her career, connie chung forged new territory as a reporter and news anchor. chungs hard work earned \boxed{} many awards, including three emmy awards.
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Explanation:

The bolded word "Connie Chung" is a singular female, and the possessive pronoun "her" was used earlier ("her career"). The pronoun needed should be a direct - object pronoun that agrees in gender and number with Connie Chung. The direct - object pronoun for a singular female is "her". Wait, no, wait. Wait, the structure is "earned [pronoun] many awards". Wait, actually, the subject of the action "earned" is "Chung's hard work", and the object should be the person who received the awards, which is Connie Chung. Since Connie Chung is female and singular, the direct - object pronoun is "her"? Wait, no, wait. Wait, "earn" takes a direct object, and the person who was earned the awards is Connie Chung. So the pronoun should be "her" (because Connie Chung is female, singular, and the object of "earned"). Wait, let's re - examine. The sentence is "Chung's hard work earned [pronoun] many awards". The pronoun should refer to Connie Chung. Since Connie Chung is female, the appropriate pronoun is "her". Wait, but let's check the antecedent. "Connie Chung" is the antecedent, and we need a pronoun that is the object of "earned". The objective case for a singular female is "her". So the correct pronoun is "her".

Answer:

her