Question

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It’s not clear who the underlined pronoun in this sentence is referring to. Which choice makes the sentence clear?

When Diego approached the koala, HE became distressed.

Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)
A
one of them

(Choice B)
B
the animal

(Choice C)
C
the male

Answer 1

To clarify the pronoun's antecedent and avoid ambiguity, choice B, 'the animal,' should be used to indicate that the koala became distressed when approached by Diego.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question relates to clarifying the antecedent of a pronoun to avoid ambiguity in a sentence. In the original sentence, 'When Diego approached the koala, HE became distressed,' it's unclear if 'HE' refers to Diego or the koala. The best choice to make the sentence clear is (Choice B) the animal, which unambiguously indicates that it was the koala that became distressed when approached by Diego. This rectifies the confusion without introducing any possible gender assumptions that could come with 'the male' or the vague 'one of them.'

Answer 2

This is a tricky questions and I don't even know why such a question would be on a test. But to me, what makes the most sense is C. the male. We do not know the gender of the koala, but we do know that Diego is a male. So C. would make the most sense to me.