In which sentence is the underlined pronoun correct? the horse lost its rider, but she finished the race anyway. the horse lost its rider, but he finished the race anyway. the horse lost its rider, but it finished the race anyway.

The sentence in which the underlined pronoun is used correctly is the following one: The horse lost its rider, but it finished the race anyway.

The fact is that we should use the pronoun "it" when talking about animals unless we have a close relationship with the animal in question. That is, when talking about pets, it is okay to refer to them as "she" or "he". The same applies to "who" and "whom". Yet, in this case, in the first part of the sentence the horse is referred to as "its", so in the second part of the sentence we should also stick to that choice and use the same pronoun.

the answer is clear boy

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.