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C3A3az1
Ambiguous Reference
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If a pronoun has more than one possible antecedent,
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change the sentence so that the reference of the pronoun is
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unmistakably clear. Sometimes the sentence can be made
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clear by substituting a noun for the pronoun, but in other
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cases, the sentence must be rewritten. Ambiguous reference
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can be a particular problem with the pronouns
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this
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,
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that
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,
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these
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,
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those
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,
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they
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,
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them
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, and
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it
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.
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After the dogs made muddy footprints on
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the floors, she was obliged to clean them.
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(the dogs or the floors?)
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After the dogs made muddy footprints on
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the floors, she was obliged to clean the floors.
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Our sons played with the neighbor's children
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before they went to their swimming lesson.
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(who went to the lesson?)
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Before our sons went to their swimming
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lesson, they played with the neighbor's children.
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