Dreams for the day Walking out, you should… Be able to tell someone what an antecedent is, and find the antecedent to a pronoun

Take a look at this… During winter snowstorms, the sparrows depend on our feeder for their food. -What is the pronoun? -What is the pronoun referring to? -What part of speech is that?

What is an antecedent? Antecedents are the specific nouns that pronouns replace. An antecedent is what the pronoun refers to. Example: Doris walks her dogs every Wednesday. In this sentence, ___________ is the antecedent of the pronoun "her.” Example: Camron loves to laugh, and he is the most beautiful baby in the world. In this sentence, _________ is the antecedent of the pronoun "he.”

Steps to finding the antecedent 1)Find the pronoun in the sentence or group of sentences. Example: The dog looks scary, but it is really very friendly. 2)When you have identified the pronoun in a sentence, ask yourself which word the pronoun is replacing. The word being replaced by the pronoun will be its antecedent. Example: The dog looks scary, but it is really friendly. 3)Understand that sometimes, pronouns and their antecedents appear in different sentences. Example: Shamario went to the prom every year of high school. He was very popular.

Let’s try it… The book was a biography written by the first African-American football coach to ever win the Super Bowl. It was an in-depth analysis of the struggles, both internal and external, that he went through.

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