<p>Yeah, I know this isn’t a homework help forum, but this isn’t homework. I was arguing with my friend about this today at lunch.</p>
<p>Is the following sentence grammatically correct?</p>
<p>“93% of Americans have seen or been involved in a car crash at some point in his or her life”</p>
<p>or would I use a different pronoun at the end?</p>
<p>I know it sounds awkward, but I believe it is correct following guidelines.</p>
<p>“93% of Americans have seen or been involved in a car crash at some point in **his or her **life”</p>
<p>Shouldn’t you use their instead?</p>
<p>I think it’s “…in their lives,” but I’m not so sure.</p>
<p>Since Americans is plural, “their” should be used.</p>
<p>^^Agreed .</p>
<p>You’re talking about like 288 million people, so yes, you would use “their.”</p>
<p>Technically, percentages are amounts, and amounts amount to nothing (i.e., they take singular verbs). “93% of Americans is…”</p>
<p>I’d say it’s “their”. You wouldn’t say “half of Americans is”.</p>
<p>Or you could omit the ending, “at some point in his or her life”, because it can easily be implied.</p>