What goes in the blank?
A Antecednet
B Dependent
C Modifier
D Object
2006-09-21 06:51:54 · 13 answers · asked by imall4thevols 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A.Antecedent
2006-09-21 06:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not in fact 'D' but A: Antecedent.
Look Antecedent up in Wikipedia:
"In grammar, an antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers"
An 'Object' can be a noun or a pronoun, but that is not the name of what a pronoun REFERS to.
2006-09-21 13:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by rickfick2 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that makes sense is A, the antecedent but you really should look it up in the index and find it in the book before you answer it since you've gotten so many different answers--especially ones you didn't ask for.
Antecedent--the word, phrase, or clause that a relative pronoun refers to. The "grammar queen" is wrong.
2006-09-21 14:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the antecedent. If you say, "every student should take his books home at night," then STUDENT is the antecedent to HIS. That is why there is the rule about the pronoun matching the antcedent in number. You would say, "all students should take their books home at night." Students is plural and so is their. Students is the antecedent to their.
This is confusing to many people. Hope this helps.
2006-09-21 14:26:16 · answer #4 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antecedent--(the word for which the pronoun stands)
modifier--a word or phrase or clause that qualifies, limits, or restricts the meaning of the word
object--the person or thing that receives the action of the verb
based on that I say A. antecedent
2006-09-21 14:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by Chef Susy--Cookin it up! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. Antecedent
2006-09-21 14:29:12 · answer #6 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I misread the question it is A. Antecendnet it comes before the pronoun that refers to it.
2006-09-21 13:56:22 · answer #7 · answered by escapingmars 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A. antecedent
2006-09-21 14:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by vlteach 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the object... 100% for sure. I am the grammar queen!
2006-09-21 13:59:28 · answer #9 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
C. Modifier but then I could be wrong - and I normally am!@
2006-09-21 13:58:16 · answer #10 · answered by nswblue 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋