Question

Jeff gave his mother some flowers. They were very pretty. The pronoun and antecedent (in that order) pairs in these sentences are _____. his, Jeff; they, flowers jeff, they; flowers, his flowers, some; pretty, they his, mother; flowers, they

Answer 1

Answer:

his, Jeff; they, flowers

Explanation:

These are the pronouns and antecedents that are used in these sentences. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. On the other hand, an antecedent is the word that the pronoun refers back to. In this case, the pronoun "his" refers to Jeff, as we are referring to Jeff's mother. Moreover, the pronoun "they" refers to flowers, as the flowers were the ones that were very pretty.

Answer 2

The pronouns and antecedents in these sentences are:

His-Jeff: the pronoun "his" is used to refer that the woman is Jeff's mother.

They-flowers: To avoid the repetition of the word "flowers" the writer replaces it for the pronoun "they" in the second sentence.