There is often no antecedent for an indefinite pronoun.
For Example:
"You may have some, there is more in the kitchen." In this sentence, there is no antecedent for either pronoun, the speaker and the listener know what is being discussed.
"You may bring anyone you wish." There is no antecedent for the pronoun, the listener has to consider who that person may be.
"Someone left a watch in the rest room." There is no antecedent for the pronoun because the person is unknown.
"We're expecting five people but none have arrived yet." The antecedent is the noun people.
To find the antecedent of an indefinite pronoun, look for a noun in the sentence that could logically be referred to by the indefinite pronoun. Indefinite pronouns like "someone," "everyone," or "anybody" typically refer to a general, unspecified person or thing. Try to identify the noun that these pronouns are standing in for to determine the antecedent.
The antecedent of the possessive adjective 'their' is the subject pronoun everyone.There is no antecedent for the indefinite pronoun 'everyone', a word that takes the place of a noun (nouns) for all of the people spoken to.
The antecedent of an indefinite pronoun is a noun that the pronoun refers to, but the specific noun is not specified or known. Indefinite pronouns like "someone," "anything," or "everyone" do not have a specific antecedent in the sentence.
To find a pronoun's antecedent, look for the noun that the pronoun is referring to in the sentence. The antecedent will typically precede the pronoun and the pronoun will be used to replace or refer back to the antecedent in the sentence.
Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific or unidentified nouns. Antecedent agreement means that the pronoun must match the noun it is referring to in terms of number and gender. Errors in indefinite pronoun antecedent agreement often occur when the pronoun does not correctly match the noun in the sentence.
Yes, a pronoun can be an antecedent. The word 'everyone' is an indefinite pronoun.Example: It's a question that everyone asks. They want to know the answer.
The indefinite pronoun is anyone, a word for any person of those spoken to.The antecedent of the relative pronoun 'who' is the indefinite pronoun anyone.The antecedent of the possessive adjective 'their' is the indefinite pronoun anyone.The antecedent of the personal pronoun 'it' is the noun copy.The indefinite pronoun 'anyone' has no antecedent in the sentence.
The antecedent for the relative pronoun 'who' is everyone, an indefinite pronoun.
The antecedent of the relative pronoun 'who' is the indefinite pronoun anyone.The antecedent of the possessive adjective 'their' is the indefinite pronoun anyone.The antecedent of the personal pronoun 'it' is the noun copy.The indefinite pronoun 'anyone' has no antecedent. The pronoun 'anyone' is a word for any person of those spoken to.
The pronoun 'everyone' is an indefinite pronoun, subject of the sentence.The indefinite pronoun 'everyone' takes the place of the unknown or unnamed nouns (names) for all who heard.
When it is unclear what the antecedent of a pronoun is, it's calleda pronoun-antecedent error.
An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun represents:You are the one for the job. In this sentence, the word 'you' is the antecedent for the indefinite pronoun 'one'.Anantecedentis most often a noun:This applicant is the one for the job. The noun 'applicant' is the antecedent for the indefinite pronoun 'one'.Mr. Burke is the one for the job. The proper noun 'Mr. Burke' is the antecedent for the indefinite pronoun 'one'.The applicant that we selected is you. The noun 'applicant' is the antecedent for the personal pronoun 'you'.
The antecedent of the possessive adjective 'their' is the subject pronoun everyone.There is no antecedent for the indefinite pronoun 'everyone', a word that takes the place of a noun (nouns) for all of the people spoken to.
An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces.In the example sentence, the indefinite pronoun anybody is the antecedent of the indefinite pronoun they.Note: When the pronoun 'they' is used to represent people in general, it is an indefinite pronoun. When the pronoun 'they' takes the place of a plural noun or two or more nouns for specific people or things, it is a personal pronoun.
Most indefinite pronouns don't use an antecedent. The first person pronouns I, me, you, we, us, rarely use an antecedent; the speaker and listener know who they are. An antecedent is not used when the noun represented by the pronoun is known to the speaker and the listener.
The indefinite pronoun 'anyone' is considered singular and may take the third person singular verb 'requests'. The adjective pronoun 'their; may have a singular or a plural antecedent. It is singular when the gender of the antecedent is not specified, as in the case of an indefinite subject pronoun. 'Their' is in agreement with 'anyone'.
The indefinite pronoun in the sentence is anyone.The indefinite pronoun has no antecedent in the sentence, it is a word for any person of those spoken to.Neither the group nor the individuals spoken to are specifically named.
Example sentence: Everything is hers, nothing is mine.