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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Antecedent VS. Pronoun
the antecedent of a word is the noun or phrase nearer the beginning of the sentence that it refers to. In the sentence ‘I threw the keys to him and he caught them’, ‘keys’ is the antecedent of ‘them’.
I have learned that antecedent is just a noun without modifiers but 'them' is also a pronoun so I think that 'them' means 'the keys' as a pronoun, right?
So can I say that 'them' is the pronoun of 'the keys' and ‘keys’ is the antecedent of ‘them’?
I am sorry about dragging it out and not so smart with this issue.
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
I have learned that antecedent is just a noun without modifiers but 'them' is also a pronoun so I think that 'them' means 'the keys' as a pronoun, right?
So can I say that 'them' is the pronoun of 'the keys' and ‘keys’ is the antecedent of ‘them’?
I am sorry about dragging it out and not so smart with this issue.
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 'them' is the pronoun of 'the keys' "them" is indeed a pronoun, but this is not phrased naturally. You could say that "them" refers to "the keys", for example.
- Hans51 'them' is the pronoun of 'the keys' "them" is indeed a pronoun, but this is not phrased naturally.
- You could say that "them" refers to "the keys", for example.
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Hans51'them' is the pronoun of 'the keys'"them" is indeed a pronoun, but this is not phrased naturally. You could say that "them" refers to "the keys", for example.
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