An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers, understood by the context. The antecedent in the following sample sentence is bolded. The critique of Plato's Republic was written from a contemporary point of view. It was an in-depth analysis of Plato's opinions about possible governmental forms. While the pronouns I and you can be replaced by nouns, the context of a sentence does not always require the nouns to make clear to which persons I and you refer.
Gender is the quality that distinguishes the entities as masculine or feminine.
The following are some incorrect sentences. An explanation of the conflicts that some sentences may present in person, number, and gender and some possible solutions to the errors are given. If a person wants to succeed in corporate life, you have to know the rules of the game. Although the antecedent and the pronoun agree in number, they do not agree in person. This problem can be remedied in two ways.