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Master Subject-Verb Agreement: Complete Diagnostic Test, Homework on Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Practice and review subject-verb agreement with pronouns and antecedents. Learn rules for proper agreement, examples included. Be prepared for a quiz on pronoun-antecedent agreement.

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Master Subject-Verb Agreement: Complete Diagnostic Test, Homework on Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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  1. Warm Up- Subject Verb Agreement • Complete Part A of the diagnostic test on pg. 141-142 in your grammar book. • Have all grammar homework out and ready for me to stamp.

  2. Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Homework- Post Test I, pg. 164-5 Quiz on Agreement: Monday 1/14

  3. What’s a pronoun? antecedent? • Pronoun: Words that ‘stand in’ for nouns. Ex: I, you, he, she, it, etc. • Antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers. • Does Julie have her book? • Because the book was lost, it had to be paid for.

  4. Rules #1 and #2 • Rule #1 • A pronoun should agree with its antecedent (the word to which a pronoun refers) in number and gender. • Esperanza sold her bicycle to buy skates. • Rule #2 • Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent and use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent (Make sure that the gender coincides as well): • Before I was born, both the Dodgers and the Giants moved their teams to California.

  5. Rule #3 • If a singular antecedent may be either masculine or feminine, use both the masculine and feminine pronouns or Revise the sentence to make it plural. • Anyone who is going on the trip must bring his or her own pillow. • Revised to be plural: All of the people going on the trip should bring their own pillow. • Everyone who saw the trick tried to do it himself or herself. • Revised to be plural: All of those who saw the trick tried to do it themselves.

  6. Rule #4 • Use a singular pronoun to refer to the following antecedents: anybody, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, neither, nobody, no one, one, somebody, and someone. • Each of the girls wore her soccer uniform today. • One of the men forgot his wallet. • One should always be nice to his or her dog.

  7. Rule #5 • Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or nor. • Either Mitchell or Bob promised to bring his amplifier. • Neither Grace nor Jane said she knew how far it was to Sacramento. • Awkward: Either Bob or Alice will play her guitar. • Revised: Either Alice will play her guitar, or Bob will play his.

  8. Rule #6 • Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by and. • If you see Luca and Troy, tell them to come here. • Carl, Antonia, and Sally have finished their film.

  9. Rule #7 • When a singular and a plural antecedent are joined by or or nor, the pronoun usually agrees with the nearer antecedent. • Neither the puppies nor our full grown dog likes its new dish. • Neither our dog nor the puppies like their new dishes.

  10. Review Ex 14 on page 161 (1-10) Ex B on page 163 (1-10)

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