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PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
Read the following sentences. Can you
tell to whom the word He refers?
Mohamed competes with Hesham.
He weaves skillfully.
The sentence is not clear because the word
He could refer to either Mohamed or
Hesham. Sometimes you must repeat a
noun or rewrite the sentence.
Mohamed competes with Hesham.
Mohamed weaves skillfully.
The noun or group of words that a
pronoun refers to is called its
antecedent.
When you use a pronoun, you should be
sure that it refers to its antecedent
clearly. Be especially careful when you
use the pronoun they. Read the
following sentence.
They have several books about
Greek myths at the library.
The meaning of They is unclear. The
sentence can be improved by
rewriting it in the following manner.
Several books about myths are
available at the library.
 The myth of Athena is amusing. I
enjoyed it.
 The bystanders see Athena. They
watch her at the loom.
In the first sentence, myth is the
antecedent of the pronoun it.
In the second sentence, bystanders is
the antecedent of They, and Athena
is the antecedent of her.
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Lesson 63

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  • 5. PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS Read the following sentences. Can you tell to whom the word He refers? Mohamed competes with Hesham. He weaves skillfully. The sentence is not clear because the word He could refer to either Mohamed or Hesham. Sometimes you must repeat a noun or rewrite the sentence. Mohamed competes with Hesham. Mohamed weaves skillfully.
  • 6. The noun or group of words that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. When you use a pronoun, you should be sure that it refers to its antecedent clearly. Be especially careful when you use the pronoun they. Read the following sentence. They have several books about Greek myths at the library.
  • 7. The meaning of They is unclear. The sentence can be improved by rewriting it in the following manner. Several books about myths are available at the library.
  • 8.  The myth of Athena is amusing. I enjoyed it.  The bystanders see Athena. They watch her at the loom. In the first sentence, myth is the antecedent of the pronoun it. In the second sentence, bystanders is the antecedent of They, and Athena is the antecedent of her.