Read the sentence. Andrew told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school. Which revision clarifies the confusing pronoun in this sentence? When Andrew was in high school, he told me that he was a World War II veteran. When Andrew was in high school, he told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran. He told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school. Andrew told myself that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.
Answers
A pronoun is a word that can function as a noun or noun phrase.
The correct answer is option 2-
Explanation
Option 1: When Andrew was in high school, he told me that he was a World War II veteran.
In this sentence pronoun, he changes the meaning that Andrews was the world war II veteran which does not seem correct.
Option 3: He told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.
Here the use of pronoun he is not clear as to who was in high school.
Option 4: Andrew told myself that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.
Here the pronoun myself is not in the correct form.
Option 2: When Andrew was in high school, he told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran.
Here the pronoun he brings out the correct meaning that was said by Andrews that his uncle was a World War II veteran.
So option 2 should be correct.
Hope it helps.
The correct option to the given question is as follows:
Andrew told me that his uncle was a World War II veteran when he was in high school.
In the above sentence the pronoun “he” refers to Andrew’s uncle and not Andrew. It refers to the fact that When Andrew’s uncle was in high school, he was a World War II veteran.