* Pronoun Ambiguity doubt

[goelmohit2002]

Hi All,

Can someone please tell how the answer could be D in this question....there seems to be no referent for Men.....note that people's name are there in the possesive....

Does pronoun reference thing does not apply to "men/women" ?

Black History month is observed in Feb,the month of Lincoln's Bday and the generally accepted month of Fredrick Douglass' birth,since they were each primary figures in the abolition of slavery.
a) since they were each
b) who were both
c) because both of whom were
d) because both men were
e) each of whom was one of the

OA = D

[Ben Ku]

Please cite the source (author) of this problem. We cannot reply unless a source is cited (and, if no source is cited, we will have to delete the post!). Thanks.