When a boy becomes a teenager, he often wants to show his independence.

What is the personal pronoun and antecedent in this sentence?

User Icon for Writeacher Writeacher answered
16 years ago

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns1.htm

Scroll down to Personal Pronouns and see what you think. Then, once you've identified the TWO instances of personal pronouns in this sentence, you'll need to decide which noun the pronouns are referring to.

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User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

In the sentence "When a boy becomes a teenager, he often wants to show his independence," the personal pronoun is "he," and its antecedent is "a boy."