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Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought it was the cutest one.

Which sentence corrects the pronoun with the unclear antecedent?

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought she was the cutest one.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought they were the cutest ones.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought the elephants were the cutest ones.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought that one was the cutest one.

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Answer:

A. Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought they were the cutest ones.

B. Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought they were the cutest ones.

C. Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought that one was the cutest one.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought that one was the cutest one.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought she was the cutest one.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought she was the cutest one.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought the elephants were the cutest ones.

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought the elephants were the cutest ones.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

Janie and Joni thought the giraffes, elephants, and rhinos at the safari park were adorable, but Janie thought that one was the cutest one.

Step-by-step explanation:

It doesn't say which animal or the gender of the animal so I think that is correct.

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