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The sentence illustrates a vague pronoun-antecedent reference.

Who needs a new car Wayne or Kevin? The sentence needs rewording. Examples:

Wayne told Kevin, "I need a new car."

Wayne told Kevin, "You need a new car."

Kevin was advised by Wayne to get a new car.

Wayne needed a new car he told Kevin.

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In the sentence, "In California, they grow the finest onions.", the pronoun reference is very clear. The pronoun 'they' is used as an indefinite pronoun as a word for people in general (in California). An indefinite pronoun does not require an antecedant; this sentence does not have an antecedent for the pronoun, so there is no reference or unclear reference.


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The sentence suffers from an ambiguous pronoun referencewhich occurs when it's not clear which noun the pronoun is replacing. The sentence must be rewritten.


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The pronoun reference is NOT unclear. It is easy to see that the pronoun 'he' refers to the only noun for a person in the sentence 'Mark'.An unclear pronoun reference occurs when it can't be determined which person is referred to; for example:Brothers Mark and Jim are good students, helpful volunteers, and great athletes, which is why he received the scholarship.Which brother received the scholarship? It's not clear.


When the person or number of a pronoun changes incorrectly within a sentence or paragraph?

If such a thing happens then it infers the person has a poor grasp of grammar. Much as you do in the way you have posed this question.


How many times can you use a pronoun in a sentence?

As many times as you need to, but only when the pronoun is clearly referring to an antecedent (the original noun). If another noun occurs in a clause that could use the same antecedent, you will have to rewrite the sentence or divide it into shorter ones.


How do you use there in an expletive sentence?

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When does a divided reference occur?

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What is pronoun ambigious?

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