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What is a divided pronoun reference?

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A divided pronoun reference occurs when there are two or more nouns in a sentence that a pronoun could replace, making it difficult to know which noun the pronoun is replacing.

Example:

Mary and Susan went to her father's store.

Whose father has the store?

Clearer would be:

Mary went to her father's store with Susan.

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