Antecedent used in a sentence

Antecedent in a sentence as a noun

The antecedent of "They" in this case is the judge and other law enforcement fans.

"He" is arguably less correct, since the antecedent wasn't gendered.

Without the compiler, you can’t feed it that.”\n\nAnd at last, we have located Gentoo's antecedent!

But that antecedent is plainly false so the conclusions are not defensible.

It's only jarring if you harbor the misconception that "they" always requires a plural antecedent.

If you are like me, then your antecedent probability assumption itself was based on sexism, and not evidence.

Antecedent in a sentence as an adjective

In neither commit was the grammar remotely ambiguous; in both cases, the antecedent was clearly singular; "the user...

I wasn't commenting on the truth value of my statement's antecedent, just pointing out an inconsistency in rapala's reasoning.

It provides the most stable time base available because it is based on TAI, but also acts as a good approximation to its antecedent, GMT, for everyday purposes.

I'm aware that singular they is attested all the way back to the 16th century, but it still doesn't read right to me. Particularly in the case where the pronoun definitely refers to one person, albeit of unknown gender, rather than where it could refer to either a singular or plural antecedent.

" Clearly some men characterize themselves as "man's-rights activists" because it provides, in their view, a framework for legitimizing their antecedent misogyny.