The antecedent to a pronoun 'he' ; can it be a prepositional phrase in the preceeding sentance such as ":and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;"

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To whom it may concern:Can a prepositional phrase such as (": and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;")be the antecedent to the pronoun "he" in the following sentace?I would appreciate your comments on this and grammar evidence to back it up, either way.Thank you very much,Bob Reed

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

Since it's plural ("people"), I don't see how it could be an antecedent to "he". It could be an antecdent to "they", I guess.

Avangi · Answer

May we please have "the following sentence"?

Are you referring to "of the prince"? ("prepositional phrase")

In general, "the prince" could be the antecedent of "he," but why do you want to use the whole prepositional phrase??

Are you asking if its role as object of preposition prevents it from being an antecedent?
(I don't think it does.)

I gave it to the prince. He thanked me.

The antecedent to a pronoun 'he' ; can it be a prepositional phrase in the preceeding sentance such as ":and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;"

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