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Hich of the following corrects the pronoun error in this passage? The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering his or her time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made the volunteers happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. They made them happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. Reading made them happy.

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The answer is d Hope it helps
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The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. Reading made them happy.

Replacing "It" with "Reading" makes the subject of the second sentence much more clear.

Hope that helps. Feel free to ask me any questions.
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