Part 1. Definition
In this task, you will be presented with a text, a pronoun from the text, and two candidate names. You should determine what the pronoun refers to and classify the answers into A, B, or Neither. A and B here are referring to option A and option B. Position of the pronoun in the text is showed within two "_"s.
Part 2. Example
He grew up in Evanston, Illinois the second oldest of five children including his brothers, Fred and Gordon and sisters, Marge (Peppy) and Marilyn. His high school days were spent at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. MacKenzie studied with Bernard Leach from 1949 to 1952. _His_ simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery is heavily influenced by the oriental aesthetic of Shoji Hamada and Kanjiro Kawai. <sep>, Pronoun: His <sep>, A: MacKenzie <sep>, B: Bernard Leach
Answer: A
Explanation: Based on the text, his refers to MacKenzie so option A is correct.
Part 3. Exercise
He is also chair of the editorial board for the journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ' Television Quarterly and a faculty associate at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information. Pavlik was formerly a professor and executive director of the Center for New Media at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. _He_also previously served as the founding director of the School of Communication at San Diego State University. <sep>, Pronoun: He <sep>, A: Pavlik <sep>, B: New Media
Answer:
A