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Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Learn what an antecedent is, and why an ambiguous pronoun can confuse a reader even in a grammatically correct sentence.

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Who does 'it' mean?

Pronouns like 'it', 'she' and 'they' stand in for nouns — but if it's unclear which noun a pronoun refers to, the sentence can genuinely confuse a reader.