Correct vs incorrect antecedent:

2 answers:

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1. Charles Dickens dreamed of becoming an author and made his dream come true. Correct Antecedent
2. We gave Fido to Ken when he was very young. Incorrect Antecedent, it's uncear on whether it was Fido or Ken who was young.
3. On the news this morning, they said it would snow tonight. Incorrect Antecedent

mr Goodwill [35]3 years ago

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Antecedent is an expression that gives meaning to the word coming after that. For example, I was late to the meeting because police held me for speeding. In this sentence, pronoun me is an explained word which explain another pronoun - I. Antecedent has been used correctly in this sentence. In this question, the first option is correct. Antecedent has been used incorrectly in the second sentence because it's unclear who is considered with the pronoun he. The third option is also an incorrect antecedent because the explaining word has not been given.

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