If you're talking about a specific person and their position as a sponsor won't be changing, you can likely use "him"or "her" without issue - although you'd want to clarify in your question prompt exactly who you are talking about.
If you're talking about an entity or you're not sure, go with "their"
If you give the characters in your scenarios names, pronouns become easier to choose.
To use your example:
Karen is the sponsor of your project. She's recently asked you to review some information posted at her website. What information will you need to log into her site?
"Karen" is generally a woman's name, so the pronouns are "she" and "her." If you named the character "Jim" instead, you'd use "he" and "his." If Karen and Jim were the sponsors, you'd use "they" and "their."
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If you're talking about a specific person and their position as a sponsor won't be changing, you can likely use "him"or "her" without issue - although you'd want to clarify in your question prompt exactly who you are talking about.
If you're talking about an entity or you're not sure, go with "their"
If you give the characters in your scenarios names, pronouns become easier to choose.
To use your example:
Karen is the sponsor of your project. She's recently asked you to review some information posted at her website. What information will you need to log into her site?
"Karen" is generally a woman's name, so the pronouns are "she" and "her." If you named the character "Jim" instead, you'd use "he" and "his." If Karen and Jim were the sponsors, you'd use "they" and "their."
Cheers!
-Ray
Thank you!! I hadn't thought of using names nor characters. That is a great idea!
J.
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