Question

use the passage to answer the question. ennco had to work from home and take care of his two - year - old son. they walked over to the park, and while there, enrico planned to make a call to his co - worker paul. enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to him using a hands - free headset. revise the passage to correct any unclear antecedents. (1 point) enrico had to work from home and take care of his two - year - old son. they walked over to the park, and while there, enrico planned to make a call to his co - worker paul. enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to paul using a hands - free headset. enrico had to work from home and take care of his two - year - old son. they walked over to the park, and while there, enrico planned to make a call to his co - worker paul. enrico talked to paul using a hands - free headset while helping him on the playground slide. enrico had to work from home and take care of his two - year - old son. they walked over to the park, and while there, enrico planned to make a call to his co - worker paul. helping his son on the playground slide, ennco talked to him using a hands - free headset. enrico had to work from home and takes care of his two - year - old son. enrico planned to make a call to his co - worker paul while they walked over to the park. enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to paul using a hands - free headset.

Explanation:

To correct unclear antecedents, we need to ensure that pronouns like "him" clearly refer to the intended noun. In the original passage, "talked to him" is unclear. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 2: "helping him" is unclear as "him" could refer to Paul or the son.
• Option 3: "talked to him" – "him" is unclear.
• Option 4: "takes" is incorrect (should be "take" to parallel "had to work"). Also, the timing of the call is changed in a confusing way.
• Option 1: "talked to Paul" makes it clear who Enrico was talking to, and "helping his son" is clear about who he was helping.

Answer:

A. Enrico had to work from home and take care of his two-year-old son. They walked over to the park, and while there, Enrico planned to make a call to his co - worker Paul. Enrico, helping his son on the playground slide, talked to Paul using a hands - free headset.