Question
He is the very person that the boy has been looking for.
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What is the antecedent of the 'that clause'? Is the antecedent 'person' or 'the very person'? Is an antecedent composed of 'one word'?
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What is the antecedent of the 'that clause'? Is the antecedent 'person' or 'the very person'? Is an antecedent composed of 'one word'?
Answers
Reed
The antecedent is "person". "the" and 'very" are adjectives defining which person.