Yes, the noun 'French' can function as an antecedent.
The antecedent of a pronoun can be a noun or a pronoun.
The word 'French' is both an adjective and a noun.
The noun 'French' is a word for the language of France or the people of France as a group.
Examples:
The French are justly proud of their wine industry.
I learned French in high school. It has been helpful when I travel.
The word antecedent is a noun.
The antecedent to the word THESE depends on the context in which it is used. Without context, it is unclear what THESE is referring to.
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The pronoun antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces. The noun either precedes the pronoun in the same sentence, a previous sentence, or is known to the speaker and those spoken to.For example:"When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train." "George" is the antecedent of the pronoun "he.""Students in on-line classes have to keep up with their assignments." The word "students" is the antecedent of the word "their."
Antecedent means coming before something else. Oral storytelling is the antecedent to modern fiction.
Pronoun: he Antecedent: John
The grammatical term for the word/s to which a pronoun refers is the antecedent.
No. The word "he" is a pronoun. The antecedent would be the word that "he" referred to, as in the sentence "Bob dropped the book as he ran for the bus" where "he" refers to Bob.
It is the pronoun, and the antecedent is shadow.You is also a pronoun, and the antecedent is the reader.
Antecedent means coming before something else. The study of phrenology was an antecedent to modern neurology.
An antecedent is the word that a pronoun is describing. For example: Jenny is my mom. She is a great person. She is the pronoun, and Jenny is the antecedent. Ask on!
What do you call a word that indicates the action is being done by for or to the antecedent?