C. The word or phrase that a pronoun refers to.
An antecedent is the term for the noun or noun phrase that a pronoun replaces or refers to in a sentence.
what is an antecedent?
A. A group of words that includes a subject and a verb
B. A group of words that works together as a unit within a sentence
C. The word or phrase that a pronoun refers to
D. A clause that forms a sentence
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