Question

An antecedent is a word for which a pronoun is substituted to avoid repetition.
True
False

Answer 1

The given statement is true.

Explanation:

• Antecedent means - prior, preceding, foregoing, previous, former.

• An antecedent is a word or a part of a sentence that is replaced by a pronoun which helps in repetition.
• An example of an antecedent is the word “Pankaj” in the sentence: “Pankaj loves his dog.”

        Another example is -

• Khushi bit her lip.

        Khushi = antecedent; her = personal pronoun.