Richhard studied regularly with Henry ___________________
1) to help the latter improve
2) to help him improve
3) so that he may improve
Pls choose the correct answer and provide the explanation....
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choice 1
1) to help the latter improve - correct
2) to help him improve - him can refer to richard or henry
3) so that he may improve - he can refer to richard or henry
1) to help the latter improve - correct
2) to help him improve - him can refer to richard or henry
3) so that he may improve - he can refer to richard or henry
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I think 2nd one his correct, 'him' correctly refers to Henry and not Richard. The pronoun which can reflect Richard here is himself, as Richard is the subject of the sentence
as in..Richard studied regularly with Henry to help improve himself
as in..Richard studied regularly with Henry to help improve himself