Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Whatever gods intend to bring about they themselves make known quite easily.
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Which of the following words in the above quotation is/are the antecedent of themselves? Select all that apply.

whatever
intend
they
gods

Answer 1

 

Answer: C and DAntecedent is a word that comes before another, making reference, for example: Paul has a car and he wants to sell it. The pronoun it refers to the noun car. Car is the antecedent of it. In the quotation the word gods is the antecedent of they.  Therefore, the answer are the words gods and they.

Answer: C and D

Answer 2

Whatever gods intend to bring about they themselves make known quite easily.

Which of the following words in the above quotation is/are the antecedent of themselves? Select all that apply.

Answer:

They

Gods