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: I used old rags to clean the knives , and then I put them in the trash .pronoun: them. A) the rags B) the knives

SOLUTION: the rags

PROBLEM: sentence: The paths to the lakes were blocked , so we couldn't reach them .pronoun: them. A) the paths B) the lakes

SOLUTION: the lakes

PROBLEM: sentence: Lucy was greatly influenced by Angela , though she lived two centuries earlier .pronoun: she. A) lucy B) angela

SOLUTION:
angela