Question

Read the sentence:
“When Mia told her sister about the test, she said it would be easy.”


Assume Mia is the one who said the test would be easy. Which revision BEST eliminates the vague pronoun reference?
A.
When Mia told her sister about the test, Mia said it would be easy.
B.
When Mia told her sister about the test, her sister said it would be easy.
C.
When Mia told her sister about the test, she said the test would be easy.
D.
When Mia told her sister about the test, it would be easy.

Answer 1

A.

Replacing the pronoun with the proper noun ("Mia") makes the speaker explicit and removes ambiguity.