In which of the following sentences does the pronoun come before the antecedent?

A.

He would get very cold without it.

B.

Her caring made Keiko a good sister.

C.

Keiko handed her little brother his coat.

D.

They went out into the snow together.

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Dayana

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9 July, 08:38

In which of the following sentences does the pronoun come before the antecedent?

A.

He would get very cold without it.

B.

Her caring made Keiko a good sister.

C.

Keiko handed her little brother his coat.

D.

They went out into the snow together.

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Gillian Cherry · Answer 1

The answer is (B). The pronoun is a word that is used to replace nouns (e. g. "she" for Mary, "him" for Joe, "it" for cat). The antecedent is that noun (Mary, Joe, cat).

Choice B is the only one where the pronoun "her" comes before the antecedent "Keiko".

In which of the following sentences does the pronoun come before the antecedent?A.He would get very cold without it.B.Her caring made Keiko a good sister.C.Keiko handed her little brother his coat.D.They went out into the snow together.

In which of the following sentences does the pronoun come before the antecedent?

A.

He would get very cold without it.

B.

Her caring made Keiko a good sister.

C.

Keiko handed her little brother his coat.

D.

They went out into the snow together.