antecedents are opposites so if i said;
small, tall, tall would be small's antecedent,
big, tiny
fantasy, non-fiction
blue, red
water, fire
sick, healthy
hot, cold
tight, loose
mouse, elephant
books, sports
etc.
"He was tired." (Antecedent: John) "She is a doctor." (Antecedent: Sarah) "They are going to the store." (Antecedent: the children) "It is raining." (Antecedent: the weather)
It is the pronoun's antecedent.
Pronoun: he Antecedent: John
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.
The antecedent for the pronoun "ourselves" is typically a noun or noun phrase that refers to the same group of people. For example, in the sentence "We need to take care of ourselves," the antecedent for "ourselves" is "we," which refers to the same group of people.
The antecedent for the pronoun 'your' is the name of or a noun or pronoun for the person spoken to. When speaking to someone, the pronoun may not have an antecedent if the name of or noun for that person is not used. The pronoun 'your' can be singular or plural. Examples: Jane, I found your keys. ('Jane' is the antecedent) Excuse me miss, is this your bag? (the antecedent is 'miss') You can wear your green dress or your blue dress. (the antecedent is 'you') Your mother called. (no antecedent is used)
The antecedent for the pronoun 'you' is the name of or a noun or pronoun for the person spoken to. The pronoun 'you' can be singular or plural. When speaking to someone, the pronoun may not have an antecedent if the name of or noun for that person is not used. Examples: Jack, I made a sandwich for you. (the antecedent is 'Jack') Children, please bring an umbrella with you. (the antecedent is 'children') When you finish lunch you can go to the park. (no antecedent is used)
A reflexive pronoun is a restatement of the noun antecedent. The antecedent may or may not be the subject of the sentence. If the antecedent is not the subject of the sentence, then the reflexive pronoun would not be the same as the subject. Examples: For a subject antecedent: She made that dress herself. For another antecedent: This dress, made by Mary herself, won first prize. (the subject is 'dress'; Mary is the antecedent for the reflexive pronoun)
A pronoun must agree with the antecedent in number (singular or plural), in person (first, second, third person) and in gender (male, female, neuter).Examples of pronoun-antecedent agreement errors:The boys had fun on his fishing trip. (singular pronoun, plural antecedent)We had fun on their fishing trip. (third person pronoun, first person antecedent)Father had fun on her fishing trip. (female pronoun, male antecedent)
Example sentence: Everything is hers, nothing is mine.
The word error is a noun, which does not use an antecedent (but it can be an antecedent itself).Both 'its' and 'their' are adjective pronouns that describe the noun 'hour'. Which of those adjectives are used depends on whether the antecedent is singular or plural. The noun 'hour' gives the clue that it should use the singular adjective 'its'; for example:Its hour is late so you may not go to the movie.Their hours are early enough so you may go to both movies.
A pronoun antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces. Here are some example sentences:Jack made the cake. He likes to bake. (the noun 'Jack' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'he')What is the time? It's four o'clock. (the noun 'time' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'it')I made the dress myself. (the pronoun 'I' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'myself')When the twins dress alike, I can't tell themapart. (the noun 'twins' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'them')If you and I work together, we can finish on time. (the pronouns 'you and I' are the antecedents of the pronoun 'we')Mom likes fresh flowers. These are her favorite. (the noun 'mom' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'her')Mom likes fresh flowers. These are her favorite. (the noun 'flowers' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'these')Dad got up at six and made himself some breakfast. (the noun 'dad' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'himself')When ducks are migrating, they will stop to rest on the pond. (the noun 'ducks' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'they')The teacher who assigned the work should answer your questions. (the noun 'teacher' is the antecedent of the pronoun 'who')
Antecedent
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.An antecedent is the word that a pronoun is replacing.Example: When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train. ("George" is the antecedent of the pronoun "he.")
I can assure you that your antecedent enjoyed no such privilege. This event has a colorful story regarding it's antecedent.
The word antecedent is a noun.
Antecedent means coming before something else. Oral storytelling is the antecedent to modern fiction.