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What is the best correction for the inappropriate pronoun shift in this

passage?
We watched as the contestants lined up next to the microphone.
Several were terrible singers, but the audience clapped politely for him
anyway
O A. Change "We" to "He."
O B. Change "him" to "him or her."
O C. Change "him" to "them."
D. Change "We" to "They."

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User Nigiri
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1 Answer

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C. Change him to them
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User Luksak
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