One of the students lost his books. vs One of the students lost their books.

Both phrases are correct, but they differ in terms of grammatical agreement. The first phrase uses 'his' for singular agreement, while the second phrase uses 'their' for gender-neutral or plural agreement. The choice between them depends on whether you want to emphasize singular or gender-neutral/plural reference.

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One of the students lost his books.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a singular student losing their books.

This phrase is used when referring to a singular student among a group who has lost their books. 'His' is used for singular agreement.

Examples:

One of the students lost his books in the library.
One of the students lost his books on the way to school.

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You know one of our students lost his life... ...a few nights back at the Dells.
He lost his appetite when he lost the case which contained his books.
Out of the students, only one had read that book.
Sara El-Masri was one of the students in the Joyce class.
There's been an accusation regarding some inappropriate behavior between yourself and one of the students.
One of the students made an official complaint.
One of the students asked a question that just warmed my heart.
This is one of the students, Khaled Hamdan.
My brother was one of the students at St. Mary's.
Our son Marcos was one of the students killed in the bus crash.
And he actually hooked up with one of the students.
Daughter of the homeowner's one of the students.
One of the students has been killed.
Arthur is one of the students that redid their year.
She had read one of his books.
Derek had a card for Jesse Mandalay tucked inside one of his books.
One of the student's brother's been murdered...
I already had a boyfriend when I met a guy in one of the student union bars.
And yet not one of the students who witnessed this incident came forward in your defense.
He's one of the students I talked to.

Alternatives:

One of the students lost the books.
One student lost his books.
One student lost the books.
One of the students lost his book.
One of the students lost his textbook.

One of the students lost their books.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to provide a gender-neutral or plural reference when talking about a singular student losing their books.

This phrase is used when referring to a singular student among a group who has lost their books. 'Their' is used for gender-neutral or plural agreement.

Examples:

One of the students lost their books in the classroom.
One of the students lost their books on the field trip.

Show examples from the web [+]

Out of the students, only one had read that book.
Sara El-Masri was one of the students in the Joyce class.
There's been an accusation regarding some inappropriate behavior between yourself and one of the students.
One of the students made an official complaint.
One of the students asked a question that just warmed my heart.
This is one of the students, Khaled Hamdan.
My brother was one of the students at St. Mary's.
Our son Marcos was one of the students killed in the bus crash.
And he actually hooked up with one of the students.
Daughter of the homeowner's one of the students.
One of the students has been killed.
Arthur is one of the students that redid their year.
One of the student's brother's been murdered...
I already had a boyfriend when I met a guy in one of the student union bars.
And yet not one of the students who witnessed this incident came forward in your defense.
He's one of the students I talked to.
And he actually hooked up with one of the students.
They pair you off with one of the students.
- Because one of the students in that group is a German agent.
He is one of the student renting a room here, sir.

Alternatives:

One of the students lost the books.
One student lost their books.
One student lost the books.
One of the students lost his books.
One of the students lost his book.

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One of the students lost his books. vs One of the students lost their books.