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: fred covered his eyes with his palms , because the wind was blowing sand around . he opened them when the wind stopped .pronoun: them. A) his eyes B) his palms

SOLUTION: his eyes

PROBLEM: sentence: Steve and Matt follow Fred and Jim's example in everything . They influence them hugely .pronoun: They. A) steve and matt B) fred and jim

SOLUTION: fred and jim

PROBLEM: sentence: Anne paid the detective after she received the final report on the case .pronoun: she. A) anne B) the detective

SOLUTION:
anne