I know that "bread" is an uncountable noun. So logically its referred pronoun should be singular as well, but recently, I have come across a sentence in a book (written by a non-native person), that had used "them" instead of "it" which sounds the correct pronoun to me. I was wondering which pronoun is the correct one?
- Cover the bread with a damp cloth to prevent ...... from drying.
a. it
b. them