15. Unstated Reference 3. U.R. occurs when you appears with no antecedent. To fix this, replace the pronoun with a noun. Ex. The teacher becomes frustrated when you do not ask questions. 4. U.R. occurs when a subject pronoun refers to a possessive noun. To fix this, replace the noun with a pronoun and the pronoun with a noun. Ex. In Barbara Kingston’s novels, she writes about strong women.