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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 customer asked the salesperson if they could send them a brochure. They are building software to track sales and thought that the salesperson would be interested in using it.
Which of the following options correctly explains the antecedent(s) of the pronoun(s)?
(A) The customer asked the salesperson if the salesperson could send the customer a brochure. The salesperson is building software to track sales.
(B) The customer asked the salesperson if the salesperson could send the customer a brochure. The customer is building software to track sales.
(C) The customer asked the salesperson if the customer could send the salesperson a brochure. The salesperson is building software to track sales.
(D) The customer asked the salesperson if the customer could send the salesperson a brochure. The customer is building software to track sales.
(E) Ambiguous.

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