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Pronoun Agreement

Pronoun Agreement. Waters Faulkner. What is a Pronoun? What is an Antecedent?. A Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. The word to which a pronoun refers is the antecedent. A pronoun agrees with the antecedent in gender and number.

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Pronoun Agreement

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  1. Pronoun Agreement Waters Faulkner

  2. What is a Pronoun?What is an Antecedent? • A Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. • The word to which a pronoun refers is the antecedent. • A pronoun agrees with the antecedent in gender and number. • Antecedent is singular, the pronoun that it replaces will be singular • The girl looked at her reflection in the mirror. • Pronoun is plural; antecedent is plural • The boys brought their lunch to school.

  3. Singular Pronoun Usage • Use a singular pronoun to refer to such antecedents as each, either, neither, one, anyone, anybody, everybody, everyone, no one, nobody, someone, somebody. • Examples: • Everyone should bring her own water bottle. • Nobody should be allowed to dump his trash in public.

  4. Using more than one Antecedent • Two or more antecedents joined by and are referred to by a plural pronoun. • BillandJerry lost their turns at bat. • Two or more singular antecedents joined by or or nor are referred to by a singular pronoun. • Did Billor Jerry lose his turn at bat? •  Note: If one of two antecedents joined by or or nor is singular and one is plural, the pronoun agrees with the nearer antecedent. • Neither the booknor the letters arrived at their destination. • Stray kittensor even an abandoned grown cat has its problems finding food to survive for very long.

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