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Here is a sentence with pronoun(s) whose antecedent(s) can either be derived from the context or is ambiguous.
Sentence: The educator was meeting with a teaching assistant to discuss her grading policy. She found the grading policy quite surprising. She sent an email to the students to ask their opinion.
Which of the following options correctly explains the antecedent(s) of the pronoun(s)?
(A) It was the educator’s grading policy. The assistant found it surprising and sent the email.
(B) It was the educator’s grading policy. The assistant found it surprising. The educator sent the email.
(C) It was the assistant’s grading policy. The educator found it surprising and sent the email.
(D) It was the assistant’s grading policy. The educator found it surprising. The assistant sent the email.
(E) It was the educator’s grading policy. The assistant found it surprising. Ambiguous who sent the letter.
(F) It was the assistant’s grading policy. The assistant found it surprising. Ambiguous who sent the letter.
(G) None of the above.

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