Read a literary analysis written by ahmad about part 3 of the call of the wild. with buck secured as the leader, the team makes record time. they cross seventy miles of frozen lakes with impressive speed, arriving in skaguay ahead of schedule. francois and perrault are heralded by other mushers in town, and when the celebration is over and new assignments given, “francois called buck to him, threw his arms around him, wept over him.” the men are sorry to part ways with buck. how could the final sentence be revised to present a clear conclusion? the men have learned that the dogs they command are their superiors. the trail has forged an emotional connection between men and team. the success of the team inspires the men to keep the team together. the trail has been challenging, which is why the men cry at the end.

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.