TUGAS SOFTSKILL (TASK 4)
ANTECEDENTS OF PRONOUNS &
DANGLING CONSTRUCTIONS
Kelompok:
ASMA UL HUSNA (21216138)
HAFSHAH KAMILA (23216156)
MAHESSA ALIA ROSALINE (24216228)
SHEILLA FAKHRIYAH (26216989)
WILDA DINI RIASTUTI (27216645)
Antecedents of Pronouns
Nouns (noun) which are represented
by pronouns (pronoun) are known as antecedent terms. The noun can be a word,
phrase, or clause. In general, in a sentence, antecedent lies before the
pronoun. Consider the example of the following sentence, the bold letters are
pronouns and the underlined ones are antecedents.
·
The car that I want is on sale.
·
The teacher asked the children where they
were going.
·
The government workers received their paychecks.
·
I threw the keys to him and he caught
them.
·
Jane thought she saw the
missing boy and reported him to the police.
·
The shift supervisor hates these accidents
because he thinks they can be easily avoided.
·
Does anyone have his or her book?
Pronouns
must be equivalent to the antecedent. In other words, if the antecedent is
singular then the pronoun must also be singular. If the antecedent is plural
then the pronoun must also be plural. In sentences, sometimes pronoun acts as
an antecedent represented by other pronouns.
Dangling Constructions
A dangling
construction is a group of words that the writer intends to be a modifier for a
noun or phrase but the noun or phrase is not actually in the sentence.
Instead, the modifier erroneously describes a noun or phrase that is in
the sentence sometimes with humorous results. Here are some examples.
- After eating, the waiter gave us the bill. (The sentence grammar says the waiter did the eating but that's not what the writer really means.)
- While running, my shoe lost its heel. (I couldn’t slow that shoe down!)
- To avoid extinction, researchers hope to breed in captivity.
- After taking a three-month bicycle trip through Montana, my dog was happy to see me.
- After reading the book, the movie is going to be great.
- Wrapped in wax paper, the picnickers couldn't see if the sandwiches were tuna or egg salad.
- Rolling down the hill, Larry saw an avalance of rocks approaching.
- After placing bets, the horses headed to the starting gate.
Similar to
dangling modifiers are misplaced modifiers.
- I saw penguins on a trip to the zoo. (I hope the penguins enjoyed their visit!)
- Jake shot an elephant in his pajamas. (Jake never did explain how the elephant got into his PJ’s).
- Mike caught the fly ball running backwards.
- I found a lottery ticket walking home.
