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Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement. A pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun . An antecedent is a word for which a pronoun stands.  ( ante = "before") The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number. Pronoun/Antecedent example.

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Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

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  1. Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement A pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun. Anantecedentis a word for which a pronoun stands.  (ante = "before") The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number.

  2. Pronoun/Antecedent example • Mr. Hanf presented Mr. Hanf’s grammar powerpoint. • Do we talk or write this way? Of course not! We replace the noun Mr. Hanf's with a pronoun and say: • Mr. Hanf presented his grammar powerpoint. • The pronoun his refers to Mr. Hanf. That is the ANTECEDENT, and the pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number. • Rule: A singular pronoun must replace a singular noun; a plural pronoun must replace a plural noun.

  3. Pronouns • Words that take the place of nouns: • I me my, mine • You your yours • He, she, it his, her, its his, hers, its • We our ours • They their theirs

  4. Antecedent • The noun(s) that is replaced by the pronoun. • George • The car • Sally and I • George or John

  5. A personal pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person, number, and gender. • Person = first person, second person, third person • Sarah went with HER mother. • Sarah is third person singular – so is her. You would NOT say: Sarah went with she mother. • Gender = male or female • Sarah went with HER mother. • Sarah is female and her is female. You would not say: Sarah went with his mother. • Number = singular or plural • Sarah went with HER mother. • Sarah is singular and her is singular. You would not say: Sarah went with their mother.

  6. Words between nouns • Or or nor between two females = singular = her • Jane or Amy will work on her homework. • Or or nor between a male and female = singular = his or her. • John or Amy will work on his or her homework. Or or nor between a male and a male = Singular = his • John or Joe will work on his homework.

  7. And between two words = plural • Joe and Jane are working on their homework. • If the sentence starts with a number or a part, that will be the antecedent of the pronoun. • Everyone = singular • Both = plural • All = plural • Each = singular • Some = plural • Only one = singular • Neither = singular • Either = singular

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