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Pronoun Antecedents

Pronoun Antecedents. 6-2 P. 302. Agreement with Antecedents. The noun that a pronoun replaces is called an antecedent. An antecedent usually goes before a pronoun and names the person, place, or thing to which the pronoun refers. Sometimes the antecedent is in an earlier sentence.

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Pronoun Antecedents

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  1. Pronoun Antecedents 6-2 P. 302

  2. Agreement with Antecedents • The noun that a pronoun replaces is called an antecedent. An antecedent usually goes before a pronoun and names the person, place, or thing to which the pronoun refers. • Sometimes the antecedent is in an earlier sentence. • The radio is old, but it works well.

  3. The antecedent does not always go before the pronoun. Sometimes the antecedent comes after the pronoun. • Although she was late, the announcer walked slowly.

  4. The antecedent of one pronoun may be another pronoun. • By seven o’clock, I had turned off my radio.

  5. A pronoun must always agree with its antecedent in number and in person. • A pronoun that is third person singular must agree with its antecedent in gender as well. • Keith finished his work.

  6. When the antecedent is two or more nouns joined by and use a plural pronoun. • James and Clark will give their report next week.

  7. When the antecedent is two or more nouns joined by or, use a pronoun that agrees with the noun nearer the pronoun. • Did Amanda or Bob forget his keys? • The sportscaster or the reviewers will give their reports on the game.

  8. What is the correct pronoun in each sentence? What is the antecedent? • She or Mary is writing about William Spooner in (her, their) report for class this week. • Spooner was known for his slips with language. (He, They) gave our vocabulary a new word. • Once, when escorting a lady to her seat, Spooner said, “Let me sew you to (her, your) sheet.” • This was one of (his, her) most famous “spoonerisms.”

  9. What is the correct pronoun in each sentence? What is the antecedent? • 5. Don’t laugh! A tongue-twister may play (its, their) tricks on you some day. • 6. Lucy or the twins will give (her, their) report on language in English class next week.

  10. Clear Antecedents • You must make sure that the pronouns you use have clear antecedents. • They present a lot of ads on radio. (they who?) • Sponsors present a lot of ads on radio.

  11. How would you correct the unclear pronoun antecedents in these sentences? • 7. They say that only one main rule for writing headlines exist. • 8. They must tell a story accurately. • 9. It should not, however, tell the whole story. • 10. You should want to read past the headline. • 11. If the headline of a story is too long, it spoils it.

  12. Write each sentence, using the correct pronoun. What is its antecedent? • 12. How do newspapers get (their, its) money. • 13. (They, You) get money from ads and daily sales. • 14. My brother and I enjoy reading the daily paper. (He, We) would like to be reporters. • 15. In (his, their) dreams, my brother writes about world events. • 16. I, however, think that (our, my) specialty would be sports. • 17. Sheila and Nancy think that (she, they) would write about basketball. • 18. This is my favorite newspaper. (Their, Its) sports page is the best!

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