cataphoric and anaphoric reference

She comes before the captain, making it a cataphoric reference.

Anaphora refers backward to an earlier noun, while cataphora refers forward to a noun introduced later.

It refers back to the theory, making it an anaphoric reference.

In sentences such as It is important to study, it points forward to the infinitive clause.

He refers back to Ali, making it an anaphoric reference.

It is a dummy subject referring forward to to revise regularly.

She appears before Sara, so it refers forward.

She could refer to either Sara or Ayesha, making the reference ambiguous.

It refers back to laptop.

There introduces the existence of something and has no antecedent.

It refers forward to the camera.

Cataphora is frequently used in formal writing to create cohesion, emphasis, or suspense.

These refers back to assignments.

This introduces information that follows, making it cataphoric.

They refers back to my cousins.

They refers forward to the athletes.

It refers back to storm.

Such introduces information that is fully explained afterward, a cataphoric pattern.

Anaphora points backward to an already mentioned noun.