Asked by mimis

Read the sentence.

Coach Perry told Tyler he had previously coached basketball when he was on the swim team.

Which revision clarifies the confusing pronoun in this sentence?

When he was on the swim team, Coach Perry told him that he had previously coached basketball.
Coach Perry told him he had previously coached basketball when Tyler was on the swim team.
When Tyler was on the swim team, Coach Perry told him that he had previously coached basketball.
He told Tyler he had previously coached basketball when Tyler was on the swim team.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Coach Perry told him he had previously coached basketball when Tyler was on the swim team.

Explanation: Naming "Tyler" in the time clause removes the ambiguity about who was on the swim team and clarifies the timing of the coaching.