what is a vague pronoun?

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Your subject is English grammar.

A vague pronoun is a pronoun whose antecedent is not clear.

Check this site for examples.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_pronuse.html
There is a pretty good short video lecture about the flagrantly vague pronouns at http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20288-english-grammar-6-vague-pronoun-references-video.htm

I also looked at some online examples including an essay at
http://www.cheathouse.com/essay/essay_view.php?p_essay_id=45564
and I do not agree with some of their examples. Sometimes the subject referred to by "it" and "this" in a sentence should be obvious and not have to be spelled out by making the sentence longer. It is a matter of style.
what is the present tense form of the verb to be in this sentence below

the competition date and the prize amount--- still uncertain
You should have posted this as a new question, not as a comment to a previous question.

The correct verb is ARE because the subject is plural
1A 2B 3BC 4 B you will get a 100 trust me
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