{"id":639,"date":"2022-04-20T05:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=639"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:46:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:46:55","slug":"e-y-4-identify-all-of-the-possible-antecedents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-y-4-identify-all-of-the-possible-antecedents\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Y.4 Identify all of the possible antecedents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify all of the possible antecedents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>key notes :<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\udcda Identify All of the Possible Antecedents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is an Antecedent?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>antecedent<\/strong> is the <strong>noun<\/strong> that a <strong>pronoun<\/strong> refers to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>comes before the pronoun<\/strong> in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf1f <em>Sarah<\/em> loves her dog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Sarah&#8221; \u2192 <strong>antecedent<\/strong> of &#8220;her&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Why Identify All Possible Antecedents?<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes a <strong>pronoun can refer to more than one noun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand the sentence correctly, you must <strong>find all possible nouns it could refer to<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc36 <em>Tom gave Jake his ball.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;his&#8221; could refer to:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Steps to Identify All Antecedents<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Find the pronoun<\/strong> in the sentence. \ud83d\udd0d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look for nouns before the pronoun<\/strong>. \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ask yourself<\/strong>: &#8220;Which noun could the pronoun be talking about?&#8221; \ud83e\udd14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>List all possible nouns<\/strong> if it\u2019s unclear. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Common Pronouns and Examples<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pronoun<\/th><th>Example Sentence<\/th><th>Possible Antecedents<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>he<\/td><td>\ud83c\udfc0 <em>John saw Peter. He ran fast.<\/em><\/td><td>John, Peter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>she<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udf93 <em>Maya met Anika. She smiled.<\/em><\/td><td>Maya, Anika<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>it<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc31 <em>I saw the cat and the dog. It was sleeping.<\/em><\/td><td>cat, dog<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>they<\/td><td>\ud83c\udfeb <em>The boys and girls went to school. They were happy.<\/em><\/td><td>boys, girls<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Antecedents usually <strong>come right before<\/strong> the pronoun. \u23ee\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If multiple nouns are mentioned, <strong>check all of them<\/strong>. \ud83d\udcdd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes, the <strong>context helps<\/strong> to know the correct antecedent. \ud83c\udf08<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Fun Trick<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace the pronoun with <strong>each possible noun<\/strong> to see if the sentence makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc5f <em>Alex saw Brian. He was running.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Test:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex was running. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian was running. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Colourful Reminder Emoji Key<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d \u2192 Look carefully<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u270f\ufe0f \u2192 Write\/identify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd14 \u2192 Think about possibilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 \u2192 Correct answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f \u2192 Important rule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc36\/\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udf93 \u2192 Example nouns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/70368\/105\/218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-8.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-8-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78494\/118\/585\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-9.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-9-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify all of the possible antecedents key notes : \ud83d\udcda Identify All of the Possible Antecedents What is an Antecedent? An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to. It comes before the pronoun in the sentence. Example: Why Identify All Possible Antecedents? Sometimes a pronoun can refer to more than one noun. 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