Antecedent & Referent

2. is the noun or noun phrase that a
pronoun refers to.
came from the Latin word ‘ante’,
meaning, "before"
e.g., I'll give this to Mary if I see her.
"Mary" is the antecedent of "her" in the sentence.

3. is a word or phrase that a subsequent word
refers to.
e.g.: Dogs are dangerous if they bite.
 The antecedent is the word that the pronoun is about.
 “they” is the pronoun.
 “Dogs” is the antecedent.
 A pronoun must always agree with its antecedent.

4. is the thing or idea that a symbol, word, or
phrase denotes or implies.
stems from the Latin verb, "referre" which
means “to carry back or tie back”.
 e.g.: Nonito Donaire can be referred as ? .
 the pound for pound king.
 the Filipino Flash.

5.  e.g.: Jose Rizal is known as ? .
 Pepe.
 Balagtas.
 the National Hero.
 e.g.: Dr. Bruce Banner has an ‘alter ego’ known as ? .
 the Hulk, the Incredible Hulk, the green monster.
 e.g.: Jesus…
 the Messiah, Christ, Rabbi, the Savior, the Redeemer, the
Son of man, the Son of God, the Lamb, the Shepherd, etc.