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Response and Rationale for Writing Subtest Sample Question #39

Answer: Colby College was named after Gardner Colby because of his generous support….

 

Rationale: “His” rather then “their” is necessary because of the need for the antecedent (Gardner Colby) to have a masculine singular pronoun (his).

 

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