Antecedent
Definition:
An antecedent is a word, phrase, or clause referred to endophorically by another expression which precedes or follows it.
Examples:
(English)
In the following construction, the boy is the antecedent of who:
In the following construction, a towel is the antecedent of one:
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Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.