Vague Pronoun reference

A vague pronoun reference is not as complicated as the words sound. What happens when you have a vague pronoun reference is the noun of representation is not clear. The government should not be permitted to regulate gay or lesbian marriage because it is discrimination. The above sentence does not correctly identify exactly which noun is being represented. Government is a noun, but marriage can also be a noun. Below is the correct way of …

…to say. When I find a pronoun in my papers, I put that pronoun in bold font. Then I read the sentence. If the noun that is supposed to be represented is unclear, I change the wording of the sentence. Sometimes, I have to make one sentence into two sentences. Fixing the errors will take time, but that time is worth the overall outcome. The papers you write will be more clear to the readers.