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Q&A When mentioning two items in a sentence, should I specify which one I'm referring to in the next one?

This is a bit complicated to explain. Here's an example: She had green eyes and extremely curly hair. It looked like a cluster of ferns in a mountain forest. OK, that was an awful metaphor,...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:45:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12871
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T03:45:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
This is a bit complicated to explain. Here's an example:

> She had green eyes and extremely curly hair. It looked like a cluster of ferns in a mountain forest.

OK, that was an awful metaphor, but you get the idea. Is it OK as long as the next sentence is clear about which item is referring to? Or should I write something like this instead?

> She had green eyes and extremely curly hair. The hair looked like a cluster of ferns in a mountain forest.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-09-13T14:48:00Z (about 10 years ago)
Original score: 4