antecedent

(noun)

A noun or noun phrase to which a pronoun refers. 

Related Terms

  • relative pronouns
  • interrogative pronouns
  • strative pronoun
  • demonstrative pronouns
  • Interrogative Pronoun
  • indefinite pronouns
  • who
  • Antecedants
  • Reflexive Pronoun
  • Possessive Pronoun
  • ndefinite Pronoun
  • Indefinite Pronoun
  • Demonstrative Pronoun
  • subordinate clause
  • relative clause
  • pronoun
  • interrogative pronoun
  • indefinite pronoun
  • relative pronoun
  • demonstrative pronoun

(noun)

The noun being replaced by a pronoun.

Related Terms

  • relative pronouns
  • interrogative pronouns
  • strative pronoun
  • demonstrative pronouns
  • Interrogative Pronoun
  • indefinite pronouns
  • who
  • Antecedants
  • Reflexive Pronoun
  • Possessive Pronoun
  • ndefinite Pronoun
  • Indefinite Pronoun
  • Demonstrative Pronoun
  • subordinate clause
  • relative clause
  • pronoun
  • interrogative pronoun
  • indefinite pronoun
  • relative pronoun
  • demonstrative pronoun

Examples of antecedent in the following topics:

  • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

    • [The pronoun she refers to the antecedent Carolina.]
    • [The pronoun he refers to the antecedent Jim.]
    • [The pronoun their refers to the antecedent twins.]
    • The pronoun he refers to the antecedent Scott.]
    • [The pronoun he refers to the antecedent Franklin.]
  • Five-Part Rondo

    • Hybrid 1 combines the antecedent phrase (typically associated with the period) with the continuation phrase (typically associated with the sentence).
    • This results in a complete presentation–continuation–cadential function progression in the antecedent phrase followed by an incomplete continuation–cadential function progression.
    • On the large scale, the antecedent phrase functions like a big presentation function zone (like the presentation phrase does).
    • Hybrid 2 similarly begins with an antecedent phrase, but follows with a four-bar-long cadential progression.
    • This "compound basic idea" (CBI) presents the melodic structure of an antecedent (two contrasting melodic ideas), but uses the harmonic structure of a presentation phrase (tonic prolongation).
  • Thematic Function in Rondo Form

    • The first of these is called the antecedent phrase and the final four measures are the consequent phrase.
    • Melodically, the antecedent begins with a two-measure BI.
    • Harmonically, the antecedent ends with a weak cadence, either a HC or an IAC.
    • The antecedent phrase closes with a weak HC in the home key.
    • The BI from the antecedent is restated at the beginning of the phrase.
  • The Antecedents of Progressivism

    • Yellow and personal journalism were antecedents to the Progressive muckraking era in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
    • Progressivism in the United States began in the 1890s and reached its height in the early twentieth century; however, several antecedents paved the way for the movement to begin.
  • Melodic Phrases

    • When phrases come in pairs like this, the first phrase is called the antecedent phrase, and the second is called the consequent phrase.
    • Listen to antecedent and consequent phrases in the tune "Auld Lang Syne".
  • Introduction to Pronouns

    • However, they are only useful if the reader always knows what word the pronoun is replacing—the pronoun's antecedent.
    • Don't separate a pronoun too far from its antecedent, and don't use a pronoun unless its antecedent has already been established.
    • They are also called determiners and can function as adjectives for their antecedents:
    • As always, remember to make sure that the antecedent is clear; avoid ambiguous sentence constructions in which pronouns could refer to multiple different words.
  • Modular 12 Arithmetic

    • For the purposes of antecedent-consequent relationships, a PAC is always stronger than a HC or IAC, even if it is in another key.
    • Similarly, a compound period can be comprised of two Hybrid 1 themes (antecedent–continuation)
  • Pronouns as Subjects and Objects

    • As long as their antecedents are clear, using pronouns as subjects and objects in your academic writing greatly simplifies your wording and communicates your ideas much more powerfully.
    • Their forms are determined primarily by their grammatical function or antecedent rather than by person.
  • Experimental Design

    • One of the most important requirements of experimental research designs is the necessity of eliminating the effects of spurious, intervening, and antecedent variables.
    • The same is true for intervening variables (a variable in between the supposed cause ($X$) and the effect ($Y$)), and anteceding variables (a variable prior to the supposed cause ($X$) that is the true cause).
  • Gender-Neutral Language

    • When a singular pronoun is needed, use the "singular they" with a singular antecedent.
    • In these examples, the antecedents are "the patient" and "someone."
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