In each of the following items, select the choice that best revises the original sentence(s) to clarify pronoun reference or remove ambiguity. If the original is the best choice, click on “No change.”
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Anna smiled at her mother as she opened the birthday gift.
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We had heard rumors that the Delacroix brothers had disappeared, but they were unreliable.
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New England helped shape many aspects of American culture, including education, religion, and government. As New Englanders moved west, they carried its institutions with them.
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When drug therapy is combined with psychotherapy, the patients relate better to their therapists, are less vulnerable to what disturbs them, and are more responsive to them.
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Not long after the company set up the subsidiary, it went bankrupt.
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In Texas, you often hear about the influence of big oil corporations.
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A friend of mine recently had a conversation with a veteran that changed his view of the war in Iraq.
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She dropped off a friend which had gone to the party with her.
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The school takes a strong stand against drug use, which most parents like.
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In Tom Jobim’s lyrics, he often describes the beaches of Rio.
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