Pronoun reference 3

Click on the correct item in the parentheses.

For help with this exercise, see Pronoun reference.

Example

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undefined. In my hometown, (we / you) “wait on” the bus and “fix” dinner and go to the store for “light bread.”
◯ we
◯ you
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undefined. The transportation specialist reviews the airlines’ tariffs to determine whether (the airlines / they) have added any new fares applicable to government employees.
◯ the airlines
◯ they
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undefined. We are proud of our children, three of (whom / which) have become legislators.
◯ whom
◯ which
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undefined. The thief stole the woman’s purse and her car and then destroyed (it / the purse).
◯ it
◯ the purse
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undefined. Prince George’s County is bordered on three sides by the Patuxent, Potomac, and Anacostia Rivers. Because (this is / the rivers are) a likely place for criminals to hide evidence, the police department has created a special aquatic search team.
◯ this is
◯ the rivers are
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undefined. The players’ publicist spoke at a press conference, but (they / the players) were nowhere to be found.
◯ they
◯ the players
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undefined. I knew that the magician had marked the cards, but (I / you) couldn’t see how he had done it.
◯ I
◯ you
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undefined. The identical twins (who / that) shared the role of the television family’s youngest child could not get any acting roles after the show ended.
◯ who
◯ that
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undefined. Some people who use products for chapped lips claim that lip balm is addictive, (which / a claim that) the manufacturers dispute.
◯ which
◯ a claim that
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undefined. The gulls fought over the oyster on the pier until (the oyster / it) plummeted into the ocean.
◯ the oyster
◯ it
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