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# R10 (skill-language-style): avoid ambiguous pronouns; repeat the noun
# when in doubt. Heuristic: sentence-initial "This/It is/was/does/has"
# not immediately followed by a noun is a vague-referent smell.
extends: existence
message: "Vague pronoun reference: '%s'. Consider naming the noun (see R10)."
level: suggestion
scope: sentence
nonword: true
tokens:
- '^(?:This|It)\s+(?:is|was|does|has|will|can|should)\b'