instruction:
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.
question:
sentence: The lawyers asked the witnesses a question , but they were reluctant to repeat it .pronoun: they. A) the lawyers B) the witnesses
answer:
the lawyers


question:
sentence: ferdinand took the rear seat while lucas claimed the front because his "dibs!" was slow .pronoun: his. A) ferdinand B) lucas
answer:
ferdinand


question:
sentence: when the advocates of the bill got to the town hall , they were surprised to find that the room was full of adversaries . they were very much in the minority .pronoun: they. A) the advocates B) the adversaries
answer:

the advocates