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
In Hama, he built the Azem Palace where he resided. As'ad Pasha succeeded his father as governor of Damascus in 1743. Throughout the first half of the 18th century, the Janissary corps in Damascus challenged the al-Azem family rule in Damascus, but in 1746, As'ad Pasha crushed the local Janissaries. This enabled _him_ to secure his authority in the city. <sep>, Pronoun: him <sep>, A: al-Azem <sep>, B: As'ad Pasha
Answer:
B