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What was the colony you wanted to research with Rachel for the report?

What is the antecedent of the interrogative pronoun What?

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The correct answer is: colony

An antecedent is a noun or pronoun to which another noun or pronoun refers. It usually goes before the pronoun ( ante means before ).

The pronoun has to agree in number ( singular or plural ) and person ( first, second or third person ) with its antecedent.

In the sentence, the antecedent of the interrogative pronoun what is the word colony. The word colony answers the question what ? and it is therefore its antecedent.

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The given sentence above is an example of an interrogative sentence using an interrogative pronoun which is "what". This pronoun's antecedent is the noun "colony". Hope this answers your question. Have a great day ahead! Let me know if you need help next time.
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