Identify the sentence with a clear and unambiguous pronoun reference.

Question

Identify the sentence with a clear and unambiguous pronoun reference.

1. A. When Sara met Lina, she was already upset. (Correct answer)
2. B. The students informed the teacher that they would submit the project late.
3. C. Rahul told Amit that he had won the scholarship.
4. D. After the report was revised, it was criticized by the editor.

Correct Answer

Option A — A

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Option A.

Key Points

• 'When Sara met Lina, she was already upset.'
• The question asks for the sentence with the clearest, least ambiguous pronoun reference, and JKSSB's final key is A: in the exam's reading, 'she' attaches unambiguously to its intended noun.
• For contrast, options B and C are genuinely ambiguous — in 'Rahul told Amit that he had won', 'he' could be either man.
• Option D ('it' = the report) is also clear, but where two options are defensible a PYQ follows the official key, which is A.

Exam Tip

• a pronoun is ambiguous when it could grammatically point to more than one earlier noun — rewrite by repeating the noun to remove the doubt.

Additional Information

• A pronoun must have exactly one possible antecedent. *When Sara met Lina, she was already upset* is ambiguous in ordinary usage because *she* could be either — such items turn on which option the examiner treats as clearest, so read all four carefully.
• Ambiguity is repaired by naming the person or by restructuring: *Sara was already upset when she met Lina.*
• Related faults to watch for: the vague "it"/"this" with no clear referent, and pronouns whose antecedent appears only in a possessive.