1. Identify the antecedents for the bolded pronouns for questions 1 + 2.
The voters were worried about "their" money and "their" future.
future
money
voters
worried
2. The New Deal did not end the depression but "it" did lessen the financial hardships of many Americans.
Americans
Depression
Hardships
New Deal
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To identify the antecedents for the bolded pronouns in the given sentences, we need to look for the noun or noun phrase that the pronoun refers to. Here's how to do that:
1. The voters were worried about "their" money and "their" future.
The pronouns "their" in this sentence refer back to the possessive form of the noun "voters." So, the antecedents for the pronouns "their" are "voters."
2. The New Deal did not end the depression but "it" did lessen the financial hardships of many Americans.
The pronoun "it" in this sentence refers back to "The New Deal." So, the antecedent for the pronoun "it" is "The New Deal."