Question

read the following sentence about the selection. the women at langley laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and she made a significant impact on it. which revised sentence uses correct pronoun - antecedent agreement? a the women at langley laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on her. b the women at langley laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on her. c the women at langley laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on it. d no revision is necessary.

Explanation:

The original sentence has a pronoun - antecedent agreement error. The antecedent "women" is plural, so the pronoun should be "they" instead of "she". Option C corrects this error by using "they" and "their".

Answer:

C. The women at Langley Laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on it.