" Use his.
"She studied his countenance like an inscription, and deciphered each
rapt expression that crossed it, and stored them in her memory."
Change them to it.
"Each of them, in their turn, received the reward to which they were
entitled." This should be "Each of them in his turn received the
reward to which he was entitled."
No and not, like each and every, when they qualify a plural
antecedent, or one consisting of two or more nouns, require a pronoun
in the singular.
"No policeman, no employee, no citizen dared to lift their hand" Say,
his hand.
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Or, Nor
When the antecedent consists of two or more nouns separated by or,
nor, as well as, or any other disjunctive, the pronoun must be
singular.
"Neither spelling nor parsing receive the attention they once
received." Verb and pronoun should be singular, receives and it.
Collective Noun
When a noun of multitude or collective noun is the antecedent, the
pronoun, like the verb, must be plural or singular according to the
sense intended to be conveyed.
Ambiguity
Never leave the antecedent of your pronoun in doubt.
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