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... antecedent . The word antecedent means going before . Generally the noun to which the pronoun refers , or for which it stands , pre- cedes the pronoun . It frequently happens , however , that the noun to which the pronoun refers follows ...
... antecedent . The word antecedent means going before . Generally the noun to which the pronoun refers , or for which it stands , pre- cedes the pronoun . It frequently happens , however , that the noun to which the pronoun refers follows ...
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... antecedent of the pronoun ; as , The man who is speaking is the judge . In the foregoing example who is a relative pro- noun connecting the clause who is speaking — an adjective modifier - with the noun man , which is the antecedent of ...
... antecedent of the pronoun ; as , The man who is speaking is the judge . In the foregoing example who is a relative pro- noun connecting the clause who is speaking — an adjective modifier - with the noun man , which is the antecedent of ...
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... antecedent embraces both persons and things : The soldiers and cannon that I saw . 2. As a general rule , who or which is to be used when its clause introduces a new fact about the ante- cedent ; that is to be preferred when the clause ...
... antecedent embraces both persons and things : The soldiers and cannon that I saw . 2. As a general rule , who or which is to be used when its clause introduces a new fact about the ante- cedent ; that is to be preferred when the clause ...
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... antecedent , who or which is preferable to that . There are many persons who , though unscrupulous , are commonly good - tempered , and who , if not strongly incited by self - interest , are ready , for the most part , to think of the ...
... antecedent , who or which is preferable to that . There are many persons who , though unscrupulous , are commonly good - tempered , and who , if not strongly incited by self - interest , are ready , for the most part , to think of the ...
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... antecedents , is common . The better part of valor is discretion ; in the which better part I have saved my life . What is always neuter , and is used only in the nominative and objective cases . Its antecedent is never expressed . In ...
... antecedents , is common . The better part of valor is discretion ; in the which better part I have saved my life . What is always neuter , and is used only in the nominative and objective cases . Its antecedent is never expressed . In ...
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abstract nouns accented ACTIVE VOICE adjective modifiers adjective phrase adverb adverbial clause adverbial phrase amphibrach ANAPESTIC antecedent apposition auxiliary verbs birds called comma concord conjunction connected DACTYLIC declarative sentence DEFINITION denoting elements English EXERCISE express feminine following sentences FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender give a reason GRAM grammar imperative mode independent clause indicative mode infinitive inflection interrogative intransitive kind language Latin masculine modify the meaning nominative notional verb noun clause noun or pronoun noun phrase object parse passive voice Past Participle PAST TENSE PERFECT TENSE person or thing personal pronoun poetry possessive predicate complement prefix preposition Present Past PRESENT PERFECT principal clause relative pronoun rime rule seen Shakespeare Singular Plural sometimes speak spoken SUBJECT WORD subjunctive mode subordinate clause suffix superlative syllables syllables rime tell tence TENSE Singular thee third person Thou tion tive transitive verb TROCHAIC VOICE Plural walk write
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