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Which sentence contains a remote reference?

After Tiara's lawn had been mowed, she cooled off in the swimming pool.

After her lawn had been mowed, Tiara cooled off in the swimming pool.

After Tiara mowed her lawn, she cooled off in the swimming pool.

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The sentence "After Tiara's lawn had been mowed, she cooled off in the swimming pool." contains a remote reference because the pronoun "she" is ambiguous and could refer to either Tiara or someone else. The sentence "After her lawn had been mowed, Tiara cooled off in the swimming pool." would avoid the remote reference by explicitly stating who cooled off in the pool.

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