Question

Which best describes how the bolded pronoun functions in the following sentence?

Venice is world-famous for its glass.


It is functioning as a demonstrative pronoun.
It is functioning as a relative pronoun.
It is functioning as a reflexive pronoun.
It is functioning as an antecedent.

its is bolded

Answer 1

@DominantVampire

Answer 2

reflexive pronouns end in -self or selves
relative pronouns -- who, whom, whose, which, that
demonstrative pronouns -- this,that,these,those,none,either
antecedent -- word for which a pronoun stands.....
Venice is world famous for (Venice's) glass....sub in ITS for Venice so you do not have to repeat Venice twice.
It is functioning as an antecedent

Answer 3

i apologize, i do not know this stuff very well

Answer 4

but from the looks of it
an antecedent is
a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

the example that you have quoted is Venice....its

Venice exists before its which is being indicated to it ...
the word it is referring to Venice to its an antecedent
i hope you get it