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1. Using a pronoun without making clear who or what the referent is, for example,

"Tom called his father last night. They talked for an hour. He said he would be home the next day."

It is not clear whether "He" is referring to Tom or his father.

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"I arrived at the airport and greeted my family. They had been waiting there for over an hour. It is very complicated."

It is not clear what "it" is referring to in the sentence "It is very complicated." This must be explained more clearly in the sentence, for example,

"Returning home to see my family is always very complicated because my parents are divorced and do not have a relationship with each other, but I have a close relationship with each of them."

There are, of course, other reasons for ambiguity.

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