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Which sentence should be edited for pronoun clarity? (1 point)

The librarians received the box of new books, and they immediately opened and unpacked it.
On the way to the post office with Donald, Gerald realized that he forgot to check his email.
The teacher told the class that she wanted their papers to be turned in by the end of the day on Friday.
While Cindy and Patricia were walking down the hall, she noticed a sign on the teacher's door.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
19 days ago

The sentence that should be edited for pronoun clarity is:

"While Cindy and Patricia were walking down the hall, she noticed a sign on the teacher's door."

In this sentence, the pronoun "she" is ambiguous because it is unclear whether it refers to Cindy or Patricia.

anonymous anonymous answered
19 days ago

Is this correct?

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
19 days ago

Yes, that is correct. The sentence "While Cindy and Patricia were walking down the hall, she noticed a sign on the teacher's door" introduces ambiguity because the pronoun "she" could refer to either Cindy or Patricia. To improve clarity, you could revise the sentence to specify which person noticed the sign, such as:

"While Cindy and Patricia were walking down the hall, Cindy noticed a sign on the teacher's door."

or

"While Cindy and Patricia were walking down the hall, Patricia noticed a sign on the teacher's door."

This way, it is clear who is being referred to by the pronoun.