+++ title = "this as a subject" +++ It can be tempting to chain together two sentences by starting the second one with this as a noun. For example:
Because the oven was broken, we microwaved the hot pocket. This resulted in a quicker but soggier treat.
This pattern can make the second sentence harder to read because the referent can be ambiguous (at first glance, this might be the hot pocket, the oven, or the microwave). Insert a clarifying noun, such as this technique in the sentence above.