Pronoun reference 2

Click on the better sentence, the one that does not contain any unclear pronoun reference.

For help with this exercise, see Pronoun reference.

Example

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◯ Many actresses and female fashion models are painfully thin, which contributes to the perception that girls and women must be skinny to be attractive.
◯ The fact that many actresses and female fashion models are painfully thin contributes to the perception that girls and women must be skinny to be attractive.
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◯ Images in glossy magazines, in film, and on television tell you every day that extra pounds are ugly.
◯ Images in glossy magazines, in film, and on television imply every day that extra pounds are ugly.
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◯ Modeling agencies tend to hire extremely thin models because clothing drapes well on thin bodies.
◯ In modeling agencies, they tend to hire extremely thin models because clothing drapes well on thin bodies.
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◯ If her body is meant to be thin, a woman does not need to starve herself to keep it that way.
◯ If a woman’s body is meant to be thin, she does not need to starve herself to keep it that way.
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◯ Obese people frequently face discrimination, so parents may explain to their children that they need to lose weight.
◯ Obese people frequently face discrimination, so parents may urge their children to lose weight.
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◯ A child dealing with schoolmates who taunt him or her about being out of shape may decide to go on a dangerous diet.
◯ A child dealing with schoolmates which taunt him or her about being out of shape may decide to go on a dangerous diet.
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◯ Children as young as seven have been diagnosed with anorexia, which is very hard to treat.
◯ Children as young as seven have been diagnosed as anorexic, which is very hard to treat.
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◯ Child psychiatrists’ reports indicate that they are seeing many anorexic girls and a growing number of anorexic boys.
◯ Child psychiatrists report that they are seeing many anorexic girls and a growing number of anorexic boys.
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◯ Boys that suffer from distorted body images are more likely to build muscles compulsively than to starve themselves.
◯ Boys who suffer from distorted body images are more likely to build muscles compulsively than to starve themselves.
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◯ Healthy bodies come in all types, and young people need to understand this.
◯ Healthy bodies come in all types, and young people need to understand this lesson.
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