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PLZ HELP ASAP What is the best correction for the inappropriate pronoun shift in this

passage?
Glancing up at the clock, I knew this would be my last shot. Spectators
held their breath as he hurled the basketball from midcourt.
A. Change their" to "our."
B. Change "he" to "1"
C. Change "their" to "his."
D. Change "he" to "they."

User Tommy Levi
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Answer:

d) "he" to "I"

Step-by-step explanation:

it would then say "Spectators held their breath as I hurled the the basketball from midcourt"

And the rest of the speech is in 1st person :)

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