Question:
After I saw Bill catching flies and pulling off their wings, I boxed his ears. I showed the master the flies, some crushed and some crawling about helpless, and I showed him the wings on the window sill. I never saw him so angry before; but as Bill was still howling and whining, like the coward that he was, he did not give him any more punishment of that kind, but set *him* up on a stool for the rest of the afternoon, and said that he should not go out to play for that week.
Bill
him
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Answer:
yes

Q: This book introduced Shakespeare to Ovid ; it was a major influence on *his* writing.
Are "Shakespeare" and "his" the same? OPTIONS:
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A: yes

Question: Given context:The actress used to be named Terpsichore , but she changed it to Tina a few years ago, because she figured *it* was too hard to pronounce.

1: Tina; 2: it
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- yes
Answer: no

Problem: Sam pulled up a chair to the piano , but *it* was broken, so he had to stand instead.

Do "it" and "the piano" mean the same thing? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: no

Problem: Do "The journalists" and "They" point to the same thing in the following sentence?

The journalists interviewed the stars of the new movie. *They* were very persistent, so the interview lasted for a long time.

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- yes
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A: yes

Q: OPTIONS:
- no
- yes.

Dan had to stop Bill from toying with the injured bird. *He* is very compassionate.

Do "He" and "Dan" mean the same thing?
A:
yes