Multiple choice

Pierre and Marie, a husband-and-wife scientist team, worked thoroughly and diligently through the summer, but sipping their tea one morning, she noticed that he seemed distracted.

  1. sipping their tea one morning, she noticed that he seemed distracted

  2. sipping their tea one morning, he seemed to be distracted, she noticed

  3. as they sipped their tea one morning, she noticed that he seemed distracted

  4. as they were sipping their tea one morning, he seemed, she noticed, distracted

  5. he seemed distracted, she noticed, sipping their tea one morning
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C Correct answer
Explanation

‘Their’ with ‘tea’ requires a plural antecedent available only in option (3). Hence (3).

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