The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find thee here
. identify the indefinite pronoun, its antecedent (which might not come before the pronoun in the sentence), and the verb in the following sentence from Romeo and Juliet. Explain which of the hints given to you in the lesson applies to how the pronoun and antecedent are in agreement with the verb in terms of number.
Indefinite pronouns are those which do not state a specific
number of persons or things while antecedent refers to a noun or pronoun which
is being referred by another noun or pronoun.
Given the definition above:
The indefinite pronoun in the sentence is ANY.
It refers to the antecedent KINSMEN.
FIND is the verb used which agrees to the plural form of the
antecedent.
Poe creates contrast in his portrayal of the bird in "The Raven" by placing the black bird on the marble statue. The contrast between the darkness of the bird and the whiteness of the statue is quite striking, exactly the thing he wanted to achieve.
