TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: sentence: If the con artist had succeeded in fooling Joan , she would have gotten a lot of money .pronoun: she. A) the con artist B) joan

SOLUTION: the con artist

PROBLEM: sentence: i saw julio yelling at some man in a military uniform with a huge red beard . i don't know why he was , but he looked very unhappy .pronoun: he. A) julio B) the man in uniform

SOLUTION: julio

PROBLEM: sentence: Kirilova ceded the presidency to Shatova because she was less popular .pronoun: she. A) kirilova B) shatova

SOLUTION:
kirilova