An unclear pronoun reference occurs when it's not clear which noun a pronoun is replacing. Example:
Jack and Jake stopped by his father's office. (Whose father's office was it, Jack's or Jake's?)
Now, if Jack and Jake are brothers, it would say:
'Jack and Jake stopped by their father's office.'
If it was Jack's father, you could say:
'Jack stopped by his father's office with Jake.' (or conversely, if it was Jake's father)
A reference which is unclear or incomplete.
unclear mean by you can't understand anything.
In the sentence, "In California, they grow the finest onions.", the pronoun reference is very clear. The pronoun 'they' is used as an indefinite pronoun as a word for people in general (in California). An indefinite pronoun does not require an antecedant; this sentence does not have an antecedent for the pronoun, so there is no reference or unclear reference.
unclear
the reader is not sure which noun or noun phrase the pronoun is supposed to replace.
unclear pronoun reference.
The pronoun reference is NOT unclear. It is easy to see that the pronoun 'he' refers to the only noun for a person in the sentence 'Mark'.An unclear pronoun reference occurs when it can't be determined which person is referred to; for example:Brothers Mark and Jim are good students, helpful volunteers, and great athletes, which is why he received the scholarship.Which brother received the scholarship? It's not clear.
It's unclear; do you mean telephone?
Ambiguious, unclear, not clear.
A unclear pronoun reference means the reader cannot easily understand which noun or antecedent the pronoun is referring to, leading to confusion or ambiguity in the sentence. It is important to ensure clear and specific antecedents to avoid this issue.
The reader cannot tell what the noun or noun phrase the pronoun is replacing.
When there is confusion about which antecedent a pronoun replaces, it is called an unclear pronoun antecedent reference.