Teachers,
Can anyone enlighten me with this little problem.
Which is the answer for this one:
Every boy and girl got the present;____ was given on New Year's Eve.
a.she b. he c. they d. it

I told my assistant that the answer was it, she said her "teacher" told her
that if it pertains about boys and girls in general, it should be he. I told
her the subject was the present given to every boy and girl in particular during
new year's eve. She insisted on saying that she was taught that when EVERY is
use in a gender, "he" is the best answer.