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Read the sentence.

Andrew told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.

Which revision clarifies the confusing pronoun in this sentence?

When Andrew was in high school, he told me that he was a World War II veteran.
When Andrew was in high school, he told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran.
He told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.
Andrew told myself that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"When Andrew was in high school, he told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran."

This fronted time phrase makes it clear that "when he was in high school" refers to Andrew (the time of the telling), not the uncle.