Vague Pronouns
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What is a Vague Pronoun?
By Cassie Collins
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Vague Pronouns Introduction
Vague pronoun examples include sentences where the pronoun's antecedent (the noun it refers to) is unclear because there are multiple possibilities, or when the pronoun refers to an entire idea instead of a specific noun.
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Multiple Choice
What is a vague pronoun?
a person, place, or thing.
an action word.
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Multiple Choice
What is unclear when it comes to vague pronouns?
Antecedent
verb
conjunction
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Multiple Choice
What are the Vague Pronouns in the sentence?
" When Lisa and Kim finally landed, she breathed a sigh of relief."
Lisa and Kim
relief
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Lisa and Kim are the vague pronouns
Explanation
In this sentence Lisa and Kim are the vague pronouns. It is unclear who let out the sigh of relief. So therefore they are vague pronouns
When Lisa and Kim finally landed, she breathed a sigh of relief.
When Lisa and Kim finally landed, Lisa breathed a sigh of relief.
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Multiple Choice
What would be considered the vague pronouns in this sentence " Sarah and Jane went shopping. She bought a new dress."
Sarah and Jane
The dress
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Sarah and Jane are the vague pronouns
Sarah and Jane went shopping. Sarah bought a new dress.
Fixed sentence
It is unclear who bought the new dress in the sentence
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What is a Vague Pronoun?
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