Question

Read the sentence and identify the antecedent that corresponds with the bolded pronoun. In the tenth century, Venetian merchants traveling in the Orient brought the secret of glassmaking to their city.
a. venetian

b. city

c. glassmaking

d. merchants

Answer 1

The correct answer is option d: merchants

In grammar rules, an antecedent can be identified in a sentence because it is later replaced by a pronoun. An antecedent also refers in a sentence to something that happened in the past.

In the sentence provided as an example, the Venetian 'merchants' is the noun that is later replaced by its respective pronoun (theirs). The verb brought also tells us it was something that happened in the past.