In each example you will read a short sentence (or two). Then, a pronoun in the text is mentioned. Your task is to choose a referent which the mentioned pronoun refers to. You will be given two options in each case and one choice should seem much more likely to you than the other.

sentence: the board of aldermen refused the protesters a permit because they feared violence .pronoun: they. A) the board of aldermen B) the protesters
the board of aldermen

sentence: fred covered his eyes with his palms , because the wind was blowing sandaround . he lowered them when the wind stopped .pronoun: them. A) his eyes B) his palms
his palms

sentence: bran signaled the bartender and gestured toward his empty glasspronoun: his. A) bran B) the bartender

bran

