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5. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun.

"Squirrels are one of the few types of mammals that build their nests in trees."

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Answer:

I think it is squirrels

Step-by-step explanation:

Antecedent means something that existed before.

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Answer:

I believe the answer would be Squirrels

Step-by-step explanation:

An antecedent is a thing or event that exists before. In terms of English sentence, its part of a sentence that is later replaced by a pronoun. A common example would be the word "Mark" in the sentence Mark loves his bike

So, taking from that, it would be the general subject that is later referred to as a pronoun. In this case, that would be Squirrels, as it is later in the sentence referred to as their

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