Question

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Answer the following question according to formal grammatical rules.


Which 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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

The correct option that corrects the pronoun error in the passage is:

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

This option eliminates the need for a pronoun by rephrasing the sentence to make it clear that the students themselves found happiness in reading to the elderly people.