ABSTRACT

The sentence is usually regarded as the upper limit of grammar. But we have already seen a number of ways in which a sentence can influence the grammatical make-up of a following one:

personal pronouns (see B2)

His wife is sick. However, she will try to come.

the definite article (see B3)

I found some old coins and a painting. The painting seemed valuable.

133This referring back is called ‘anaphora’.