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A divided (unclear) reference occurs when there are two or more nouns in a sentence that a pronoun could refer to.

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"His mother and his sister were arguing over how late she could stay out at night."

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What. is an example of a divided reference?

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When does an unclear reference occur?

the reader is not sure which noun or noun phrase the pronoun is supposed to replace.


What is a divided pronoun reference?

A divided pronoun reference occurs when there are two or more nouns in a sentence that a pronoun could replace, making it difficult to know which noun the pronoun is replacing.Example:Mary and Susan went to her father's store.Whose father has the store?Clearer would be:Mary went to her father's store with Susan.

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