Comprehenders consider:
A) only one candidate for the referent of a pronoun.
B) multiple candidates for the referent of a pronoun and use semantic cues to select a referent.
C) multiple candidates for the referent of a pronoun and use syntactic cues to select a referent.
D) multiple candidates for the referent of a pronoun and use semantic and syntactic cues to select a referent.

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Comprehenders consider multiple candidates for the referent of a pronoun and use both semantic (meaning-based) and syntactic (grammar-based) cues to select the most appropriate referent. Therefore, option D, which takes into account both semantic and syntactic cues, is the best choice.

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