Question
Which pronoun is unclear in the sentences below?
Claude and Valerie are coming over on Sunday, and they are bringing their dog Scooter to stay with my family for a week. I am greatly looking forward to it.
A.
their
B.
they
C.
I
D.
it
Claude and Valerie are coming over on Sunday, and they are bringing their dog Scooter to stay with my family for a week. I am greatly looking forward to it.
A.
their
B.
they
C.
I
D.
it
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The unclear pronoun in the sentences is **A. their**.
While "they" clearly refers to Claude and Valerie, "their" could be ambiguous because it refers to the dog, and it’s not immediately clear if "Scooter" is intended to be included in "their" as a possessive pronoun, especially if the sentence context does not clarify the relationship between the humans and the dog in terms of possession.
While "they" clearly refers to Claude and Valerie, "their" could be ambiguous because it refers to the dog, and it’s not immediately clear if "Scooter" is intended to be included in "their" as a possessive pronoun, especially if the sentence context does not clarify the relationship between the humans and the dog in terms of possession.