Question

Question 1. Read the sentence.. 'Those' are the clothes that I borrowed from my sister last week. What is the antecedent of the pronoun those?. . A) borrowed. B) clothes. C) sister. D) that Question 2. In which sentence is the underlined word a preposition?
When production increases, prices go 'down'.
Some experiments are best performed 'outside'.
'Outside' we’ll have a better chance of seeing the stars.
Place the refuse 'down' the garbage chute.

Answer 1

The antecedent is "that"

Answer 2

Answer:

1. B) clothes.

2. D) Place the refuse 'down' the garbage chute.

Explanation:

1. B) An antecedent is a word or words that a pronoun refers to. In the sentence, the demonstrative pronoun "those" (which is plural) is referring to the word "clothes" (plural as well)

2. D) Prepositions are a type of word that is usually placed in front of nouns or pronouns to show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. The sentence "Place the refuse 'down' the garbage chute." uses "down" as a preposition because it is placed in front of the noun "the garbage chute". In sentence number 1, "down" does not work as a preposition (it is not placed in front of a noun) but as an adverb, as it indicates "where" the prices go (it modifies the verb "go").