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I was seriously wondering if it's a problem to use the antecedent, which is "Mr Spooner", after the possessive pronoun "his". Also, I am wondering if we can use "his" without ever using an antecede...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T11:22:25Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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repomonster
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2019-12-08T11:22:25Z (about 5 years ago)
I was seriously wondering if it's a problem to use the antecedent, which is "Mr Spooner", after the possessive pronoun "his". Also, I am wondering if we can use "his" without ever using an antecedent. > **His** blue eyes starred at the sky > > Under the bridge to nowhere > > **His** garment was gray as the sky > > Below **his** house in the desert > > **Mr Spooner** , he was called > > **His** profession, unknown > > **Mr Spooner** crossed the street with a wooden cane > > With **his** old dog Pavlov I am not sure if there's an historical antecedent for this, or not using an antecedent at all. I don't remember having seen something like this in a famous poem. Anyway, I don't want to be the first person to break a "grammar" rule that no one ever breaks.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-03-15T23:23:39Z (almost 6 years ago)
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