Use this sentence to answer the question.

Nancy found a wristwatch and a pocket watch in the drawer but it didn't work.

Which type of vague pronoun reference is used in this sentence?

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Responses

too many pronouns
too many pronouns

too many antecedents
too many antecedents

no antecedents
no antecedents

hidden antecedents,
what is the correct answer

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The correct answer is "hidden antecedents." The pronoun "it" refers to the wristwatch and pocket watch, but it is not explicitly clear which one is being identified as "it," leading to a hidden antecedent situation.