The definition of the antecedent of a sentence is that if a word refers to a previous noun or pronoun in the sentence, that pronoun or noun is its antecedent. Let's eliminate some options. Looked is a verb so it cannot be. All around the room is a general space qualifier and thus this is irrelevant too (it does not refer to Samuel's room for example). Now we find the relevant part, "his shoes". The pronoun is his. Hence, we have that the antecedent is Samuel.
Its D: A subject for a student.
its the same relationship like a writer uses words to write and the student is a person who studies and to study you need a subject.
The other choices don't have the same relationship between them.
Answer:
I pretty sure its the verbal phrase but heres all the defs
Explanation:
Sub clause-a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause
independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
Dependent clauses is one that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence Remember that a clause has a subject and a verb.
Verbal phrase- In linguistics, a verb phrase is a syntactic unit composed of at least one verb and its dependents—objects, complements and other modifiers—but not always including the subject.
A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund and any modifiers or objects associated with it.
Answer:
True is the correct answer.
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