What is an antecedent?

An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word. In grammar, it's generally the noun or noun phrase which an anaphor refers in a coreference. An antecedent can also be a clause, especially when the anaphor is a demonstrative.

Answered by Jason Y. - 470 days ago at 2:34pm on Oct 28 2010

An antecedent is an event or circumstance that happens or exists before another. ChaCha for now!

Answered by Cathy R. - 743 days ago at 10:12pm on Jan 27 2010

1. adj. preceding; prior: an antecedent event. 2. n. a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.

Answered by Kristy S. - 1049 days ago at 12:37am on Mar 28 2009

Antecedent means preceding; prior: an antecedent event;the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life. ChaCha!

Answered by Brooke D. - 1050 days ago at 5:51pm on Mar 26 2009

Antecedent means preceding in time or order. Anything else we can help you with today? ChaCha again!

Answered by Jo-Ann B. - 1066 days ago at 8:36pm on Mar 10 2009

An antecedent is a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun. ChaCha for now!

Answered by Brian H. - 1069 days ago at 4:57pm on Mar 08 2009

Antecedent is defined as preceding in time or order. ChaCha on!

Answered by Keri S. - 1074 days ago at 9:07am on Mar 03 2009

Going before; preceding. n. 1. One that precedes another. 2. a. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event. Text more if you want

Answered by Francisco C. - 1075 days ago at 8:15am on Mar 02 2009