Question
(27) Research is still ongoing, and lucky visitors can see them actively excavating bones and conducting soil tests.
The pronoun in sentence 27 is unclear. Which word or phrase should
replace them to create a more effective sentence?(1 point)
Responses
woolly mammoths
woolly mammoths
other tourists
other tourists
teenagers
teenagers
Baylor students and scientists
Baylor students and scientists
The pronoun in sentence 27 is unclear. Which word or phrase should
replace them to create a more effective sentence?(1 point)
Responses
woolly mammoths
woolly mammoths
other tourists
other tourists
teenagers
teenagers
Baylor students and scientists
Baylor students and scientists
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To create a more effective sentence, the word or phrase "them" should be replaced with "Baylor students and scientists." This replacement clarifies who is actively excavating bones and conducting soil tests.
So the revised sentence would read:
"Research is still ongoing, and lucky visitors can see Baylor students and scientists actively excavating bones and conducting soil tests."
So the revised sentence would read:
"Research is still ongoing, and lucky visitors can see Baylor students and scientists actively excavating bones and conducting soil tests."