An ambiguous pronoun is one whose reference is unclear. Choose the sentence that contains an ambiguous pronoun. A) Tim painted the fence for his aunt. B) Bill saw Ted running and called him. C) The twins were happy with their presents. D) Monica met with Susie after she had lunch.

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Diana Villegas

5 November, 00:06

An ambiguous pronoun is one whose reference is unclear. Choose the sentence that contains an ambiguous pronoun. A) Tim painted the fence for his aunt. B) Bill saw Ted running and called him. C) The twins were happy with their presents. D) Monica met with Susie after she had lunch.

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Arturo Castaneda · Answer 1

The correct answer is D. This sentence contains the ambiguous pronoun "she". In this particular example, it is no clear the antecedent of the pronoun. This sentence can lead the reader to different interpretations, which will change the sense of the utterance completely. The reader can understand that Monica is the person that had lunch or, on the contrary, Susie is the person that had performed the action.

Morgan Bond · Answer 2

D) Monica met with Susie after she had lunch.

Explanation:

An ambiguous pronoun is a pronoun whose reference to the antecedent remains unclear. It becomes very confusing as to which noun the pronoun is referring to. This situation is likely to occur in situations where more than one antecedent is present. In the given sentence, sentence D uses the ambiguous pronoun. In this sentence, the use of the pronoun 'she' is unclear as to which antecedent it is referring to.