Pronoun Agreement and Gender Neutrality

Hard Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Usage

Read the following sentence carefully:

"If anyone calls, tell them I will return their call as soon as possible." Which of the following options corrects the pronoun error in this sentence?

If anyone calls, tell him I will return his call as soon as possible.

If anyone calls, tell her I will return their call as soon as possible.

If anyone calls, tell them I will return their calls as soon as possible.

If anyone calls, tell him or her I will return his or her call as soon as possible.

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