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Q&A How to clarify the objects of a sentence's two pronouns?

I am trying to describe a process. There are two players in the scenario. Player A tries to find player B. If player A finds player B, then player A tags player B. Something like that. Here is an...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by hebbo‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar hebbo‭ · 2019-12-08T05:24:13Z (about 5 years ago)
I am trying to describe a process. There are two players in the scenario. Player A tries to find player B. If player A finds player B, then player A tags player B. Something like that.

Here is an example:

> A fox tries to find a rabbit that is sleeping, and when it finds one it eats it.

Now, I know what each "it" refers to. But how can I rewrite the sentence so it would not sound confusing?

Also, what is the rule when there are two things (fox and rabbit)in the sentence?

Sorry for my naive question, I am very new to this.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-07-07T21:46:34Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 11