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: The men couldn't lift their sons because they were so heavy .pronoun: they. A) the men B) the sons

SOLUTION: the sons

PROBLEM: sentence: jay and sally are passionately in love , but sally's parents are unhappy about it , because they are fifteen .pronoun: they. A) jay and sally B) sally's parents

SOLUTION: jay and sally

PROBLEM: sentence: An archaeologist has concluded that a human lived in Laputa 20,000 years ago . He hunted for evidence on the river banks .pronoun: He. A) archaeologist B) prehistoric humans

SOLUTION:
archaeologist