Question:
What is the antecedent of the pronoun those?
Sentence: Those are books that need to be returned to the library
Answer:
<u><em>Books</em></u>
Pronouns are used to replace nouns with more general terms that don't describe a specific person or place. The antecedent of a pronoun is the word that the pronoun replaces.
In the case of this sentence, the pronoun <em>those </em>replaces the word <em>books</em>, therefore the antecedent of the pronoun <em>those </em>is <em>books</em>.
Answer:
option A. In "A Modest Proposal" Jonathan Swift criticizes society by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them.
Explanation:
"A Modest Proposal" was anonymously published by Swift in 1729. In it, the author argues, ironically, that a suitable solution for helping the starving children of Ireland would be to fatten them all and later feed them to the rich Irish land-owners. By suggesting these, Swift is giving the statement that the Irish society, specially the high class of land owners, care so little about the children that they would be more willing to sell them and eat them than to actually help them.
Answer: Choice C (Judicious)
Explanation: Judicious means to have, show, or do something with good judgment or sense. This doesn't make sense given the context that Howard forgot to pay his bill. Not paying his bill is something that is not done with good judgment. Therefore this definition would not be appropriate.
Hope this helps and makes sense.
