Question

We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. But the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead
What is the most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences?
(1 point)
• We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
• We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead
• We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
• We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead

Answer 1

The most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences is:

• We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.

This option clearly identifies the subject of each part of the sentence—first, the action involving the pitcher of water meant for the players, followed by the clarification that it was a player who wanted lemonade. This resolves the ambiguity effectively.