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Antecedent-Pronoun Agreement

Antecedent-Pronoun Agreement. Kristina Berry, Mary Feltner , and Latoinetta Duhart. Antecedent. An antecedent is the noun or subject represented or discussed in a sentence. These can be proper nouns, non-proper nouns, or group terms. Examples: Harry Potter, teacher, the committee. Pronoun.

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Antecedent-Pronoun Agreement

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  1. Antecedent-Pronoun Agreement Kristina Berry, Mary Feltner, and LatoinettaDuhart

  2. Antecedent • An antecedent is the noun or subject represented or discussed in a sentence. • These can be proper nouns, non-proper nouns, or group terms. • Examples: Harry Potter, teacher, the committee.

  3. Pronoun • A pronoun is a substitute word that stands in for a noun or subject. • Pronouns represent words by gender, by number, and by animation. • Examples: Him, Her, Their, Its

  4. Agreement • Pronouns and their antecedents must agree in order to make a sentence understandable and practical.

  5. Example • John parked John’s car in structure two. • This does make sense but is not very practical • A better sentence structure would be: • John parked his car in structure two.

  6. Example • During early rehearsals, an actor may forget ___________ lines. • The Washington team was opportunistic; ________ took advantage of every break. • The institute writes many grants in order to gain funding for ________ research.

  7. Sources • Struck, William, and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. 1959. New York: Longman, 2000. Print.

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