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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Part II. Ms. Logan English I. Brief review. Pronouns take the place of nouns to avoid redundancy Antecedents are the words which the pronouns replace . No one wants to be alone, for he or she is always in the mood to talk. Mistakes Happen.
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Pronoun-Antecedent AgreementPart II Ms. Logan English I
Brief review • Pronouns take the place of nouns to avoid redundancy • Antecedents are the words which the pronouns replace No one wants to be alone, for he or she is always in the mood to talk.
Mistakes Happen • Pronoun-antecedent disagreement often happens between nouns and pronouns in addition to mistakes between number and gender. • It is especially annoying because THE WORD YOU’RE USING TO MODIFY THE NOUN ISN’T EVEN A PRONOUN—IT’S AN ARTICLE!!! • Articles include this, that, these, those, the, a, and an
Proper use of article I never thought that car had so much spunk in him. Noun Wrong pronoun usage
Fix me: Those boxes have unbroken lids, but these need to have its lids replaced.
Those boxes have unbroken lids, but these need to have their lids replaced.
Fix me: Everybody needs to bring their assignment to class.
Conclusively, the same mistakes keep occurring over and over. You can fix these mistakes with careful reading and editing.