Question

What is the antecedent for the pronoun "they" in the following passage? The bikes went through the hedges and the garage door, but they did not need many repairs. (5 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

I did A and it was wrong I then did C and it was wrong so it would be B or D

Explanation:

Answer 2

The antecedent for the pronoun 'they' is 'The bikes'.

An antecedent is a word that is used to refer to the pronoun in the sentence. So to look at the antecedent of the sentence, identifying the pronoun would help.

• In the given sentence, the pronoun is 'they'. But there are clearly two nouns to choose from in the sentence here.
• The first noun to which the pronoun 'they' could refer to is 'The bikes' and the second option could be the noun 'The hedges and the garage door'.
• But as we look more deeply into the sentence, the subject or the talk is mainly about bikes.
• So, the pronoun they would also be referring to the same noun, that is the bikes.
• Thus, 'the bikes' will be the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'.

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