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Select the choice that best revises the original sentence to clarify pronoun reference or remove ambiguity. If the original is the

best choice, click on "No change."

We heard rumors that the Delacroix brothers had disappeared, but they were unreliable.

We heard rumors about the disappearance of the Delacroix brothers, but we always thought they were unreliable.

We heard unreliable rumors that the Delacroix brothers had disappeared.

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The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these