Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Question

When the curator met the donor, ____ offered to pay for the new gallery.

Accepted Answer

A. the donor. Two people have just been named, so a pronoun would be ambiguous; the noun is needed.

Answer

B. she — "she" could be either person.

Answer

C. they — "they" could mean both or either.

Answer

D. it — "it" cannot refer to a person.

Standard English Conventions practice question