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Antecedent - Glossary of Terms
Antecedent
An antecedent is the word(s) to which a
pronoun
refers.
Examples:
Gail
called to say she will arrive at 7 o'clock.
antecedent
pronoun
The
man
who lives next door lost his driving licence.
antecedent
pronoun
Interactive example:
Mark
, did you see the
whelk
which Lee caught?
[
show me the antecedents
]
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