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Question 1. Read the sentence.. 'Those' are the clothes that I borrowed from my sister last week. What is the antecedent of the pronoun those?. . A) borrowed. B) clothes. C) sister. D) that Question 2. In which sentence is the underlined word a preposition?

When production increases, prices go 'down'.
Some experiments are best performed 'outside'.
'Outside' we’ll have a better chance of seeing the stars.
Place the refuse 'down' the garbage chute.

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the antecedent is "that"
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Answer:

1. B) clothes.

2. D) Place the refuse 'down' the garbage chute.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. B) An antecedent is a word or words that a pronoun refers to. In the sentence, the demonstrative pronoun "those" (which is plural) is referring to the word "clothes" (plural as well)

2. D) Prepositions are a type of word that is usually placed in front of nouns or pronouns to show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. The sentence "Place the refuse 'down' the garbage chute." uses "down" as a preposition because it is placed in front of the noun "the garbage chute". In sentence number 1, "down" does not work as a preposition (it is not placed in front of a noun) but as an adverb, as it indicates "where" the prices go (it modifies the verb "go").

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