When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.
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Antecedent
/ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/
Synonyms for "antecedent" (142 found)
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initialinitiatoryinnovatorinstrumentalitylead runnerleaderleadingmeansmessengermotiveoccasionolderpacepastpathfinderpatriarchspioneerpointprecedentpreceding
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precessionalprecurrentprecursorprecursorypredatepredecessorpredecessorspreexistentprefatorypreliminarypreludialprelusivepremisepreparatoryprevenientpreviousprimeprimogenitorprinciplepriorproemialprogenitorprogenitorspropaedeuticprototypereasonscoutseniorsourcestimulusstormy petreltrailblazertrailbreakervanguardvaunt-couriervoortrekker
Noun(14 words)
noun phraseoriginprecedentsprecedingpreceding eventprecursorspresuppositionspreviousprevious actionpriorprior eventreferencedreferentroot
Verb(1 words)
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13 entriesantecedent clauseantecedent nounantecedent phrasecommon nouncompound antecedentearlier paragraphearlier scenepreceding chapterprevious sentenceprior chapterprior eventproper nounsetup event
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8 entriesantecedent clauseantecedent eventantecedent nounantecedent paragraphantecedent sentenceclear antecedentidentify antecedentpronoun antecedent
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9 entriesSample sentences
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If we alter the construction of such sentences, the missing antecedent is often restored.
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Alchemy was the antecedent of chemistry.
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an antecedent cause
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