No, this isn't an absolute rule. You can use a pronoun before its antecedent. This is less common than using the pronoun after, and there are times when this setup is too awkward or ambiguous. But it is allowed.isnt there a rule that possessive pronoun should not be used before stating the noun that it is referring.
I did a search for this problem. It showed up in a Kaplan book, not OG10. Be careful about your sources!Like those of most religions, Sikhism has codified its teachingS in a book
Also be careful when you type problems / sentences. You were missing the "s" on the word "teachingS" and that makes a very big difference - without the "s," the problem is one of agreement (singular vs. plural).
And, sadly, I have to stop there, because Kaplan asked us not to comment on their material. I wil say that I would consider the above setup awkward simply because of how far into the sentence we have to go before we know what "those" refers to. If I do use a pronoun before the noun, I should get to the noun fairly quickly and not leave the reader hanging too long to figure out what's going on.
