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HELP ASAP PLZ What is the best correction for the confusing pronoun in this passage?

Charles and Hank waited by the back door for his mother. When they
saw her car pull up, they could see it was leaving a smoky cloud
behind.
A. Change "it" to "the car."
B. Change "her" to "his mother's."
C. Change "they" to "he."
D. Change "his to "Hank's."

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D. Change “his” to “Hank’s” because otherwise it is unclear whose mother is being discussed.
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