Choose the sentence that contains an example of pronoun ambiguity.
A) Mary tripped and she fell.
B) Theresa asked Lila for a sip of her coke.
C) Jim bumped into Rolando and his books dropped.
D) The firefighter grabbed the young boy's hand and pulled him out.

Respuesta :

The sentence that contains an example of pronoun ambiguity is (C) "Jim bumped into Rolando and his books dropped". In this particular sentence, the pronoun "his" has not a clear antecedent as it can refer to Jim as well as Rolando. This ambiguity leads to two different interpretation of the same sentence.

Answer: C

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