Question

If the antecedent does not come directly after the pronoun, readers will assume that the pronoun is referring to the __________.
subject
closest noun
determiner
antecedent

Answer 1

An antecedent comes before the pronoun, not after. If this is not done carefully, the reader will be confused, perhaps thinking the pronoun refers to the subject, unless there is another noun ahead of the pronoun.

Answer 2

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