{"id":7357,"date":"2023-11-03T21:19:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T21:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7357"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:25:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:25:45","slug":"understanding-antecedents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/understanding-antecedents","title":{"rendered":"Understanding antecedents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Pronouns are fantastic tools to make your writing more concise, but when you use them too carelessly, your audience may not know exactly who or what the pronoun refers to. That\u2019s where antecedents come in. Find out how antecedents work so you can write more clearly to your audience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Understanding-antecedents-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Understanding-antecedents-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Understanding-antecedents-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Understanding-antecedents-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"A person with red shoes on a ledge\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antecedents make your sentences clearer for your audience. 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