What Is an Indefinite Antecedent
A Singular Indefinite Pronoun Antecedent Needs a Singular Pronoun to Refer to It or Replace It. for Example, You’d Say, at the All-Girls School, Everyone Was...
A singular indefinite pronoun antecedent needs a singular pronoun to refer to it or replace it. For example, you’d say, At the all-girls school, everyone was in her desk by 8 a.m. Note in this sentence that we have a pronoun, ‘her,’ and it refers back to a singular indefinite pronoun antecedent, ‘everyone.
What is an example of an antecedent?
An antecedent is a part of a sentence that is later replaced by a pronoun. An example of an antecedent is the word “John” in the sentence: “John loves his dog.” One’s ancestors. One that precedes another.
Can indefinite pronouns have antecedents?
No, indefinite pronouns do NOT require specific antecedents.
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