* Antecedent Pronouns: These are words that come *before* a pronoun and are the noun or noun phrase that the pronoun refers to. For example, in the sentence "The dog chased its tail," "dog" is the antecedent and "its" is the pronoun.
* "Strikes" as a Verb: In most cases, "strikes" will be used as a verb, meaning "to hit" or "to affect suddenly." Verbs are not antecedents.
Example:
* "The strikes have disrupted the economy." In this case, "strikes" is the noun subject of the sentence, not an antecedent pronoun.
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