Question

Which of the following sentences contains no antecedent?

A.Norm and his family went on their vacation.



B.
His shirt matched the color of her skirt.



C.
The players’ happiness showed on their faces.



D.
The scouts made their camp away from the river

Answer 1

Great question! An antecedent is a portion of a sentence that logically precedes and gives context to some other part of the sentence. Most commonly, an antecedent is a noun that appears early on in a sentence so that readers know to whom the pronoun is referring. For example, look at choice A. You know already who the pronoun "his" is referring to because the sentence told you it is talking about Norm. "Norm" is the antecedent. Similarly, look at choice D. Who made their way? The scouts did. "Scouts" is functioning as the antecedent.

So which one of these sentences did not tell you explicitly to whom the pronoun is referring?

Hope this helps!

Seth
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