English-2
Grade-7
Easy

Question

Identify the antecedent in the following sentence.
The ocean is calm and it barely makes a sound.

  1. Calm
  2. Ocean
  3. Makes
  4. The

hintHint:

An antecedent in grammar refers to the word, phrase or clause whose meaning is being carried forward by a pronoun. In short, the antecedent gives the pronoun its meaning.

The correct answer is: Ocean


    The correct answer is "Ocean".
    Here, the pronoun "it" refers to the ocean which is calm and making no sound. The word "Ocean" conveys the meaning of a vast water body and this is exactly the same meaning expressed by the pronoun "it". Since "it" carries forward the significance denoted by "Ocean", as an antecedent passes on its own meaning to the following pronoun, the correct answer is "Ocean".

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