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Pronoun Agreement

Pronoun Agreement. Pronouns replace nouns or other pronouns in a sentence so that you do not have to repeat them. Theresa let me borrow Theresa’s sweater. You have met Marc. Marc is my cousin.

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Pronoun Agreement

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  1. Pronoun Agreement

  2. Pronouns replace nouns or other pronouns in a sentence so that you do not have to repeat them.Theresa let me borrowTheresa’ssweater.You have met Marc. Marc is my cousin.

  3. The noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent, which means “something that comes before”. In most cases, a pronoun refers to a specific antecedent nearby.She gave out the papers. They were very complicated.

  4. There are four types of pronouns:Subject pronounsObject pronounsPossessive pronounsReflexive pronounsThese different types show the way pronouns can be used in a sentence.

  5. A pronoun’s case is determined by its role in the sentence: as subject, object, or indicator of possession.When a pronoun follows a version of the verb to be (a linking verb), it explains the subject.The killer was she.This is he.

  6. A subject pronoun refers to the person, place, or thing that is the subject of a verb.An object pronoun either receives the action of a verb or is part of a prepositional phrase.

  7. I You He, she, it We You they Me You Him, her, it Us You them Subject Pronouns vsObject Pronouns

  8. Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns show ownership

  9. My Your His, her, its Our Your their Mine Yours His, hers, Ours Yours theirs Possessive adjectivesvs possessive pronouns

  10. Possessive Forms of NounsAdd apostrophe + -s to singular nouns and irregular plural nounsAdd apostrophe only to plural nouns ending in –sNames that end in –s take both apostrophe only or apostrophe + -sUse “the ______ of ___ for Inanimate objects. Do not use apostrophe + s.

  11. PossessivesThe bride’s dressMy parents’ houseThe men’s suitsThe women’s dressesCharles’ wife or Charles’s wife.

  12. WHOSE + NOUN +Aux. +Subject + verb?Whose book is this?Whose car did you see in front of the house?Whose name will you keep?

  13. If a noun is singular the pronoun must be singular as well. The pronoun must agree with the noun or pronoun it refers to. Try to make pronouns consistent in person.

  14. Identify PronounsA bank needs to find customers wherever it can.Many poor people feel that they can depend on big banks.

  15. Please correct.After a caller presses 1, you get a recording.I love peanut butter, but you can’t eat a peanut butter sandwich in my house.

  16. Reflexive pronouns • Myself • Yourself • Himself, herself, itself • Ourselves • Yourselves • Themselves

  17. Indefinite pronounssomeone anyone no one everyonesomebody anybody nobody everybodysomething anything nothing everythingeach either of neither of

  18. An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place or thing; it is general.

  19. Most indefinite pronouns are either always singular or always plural.

  20. Rose and Kyle are talking. Change boldfaced nouns to pronouns and possessive adjectives.Rose: Jane lost Jane’s camera on Jane, Kyle, Rose, Andrea, Peter and Donald’s adventure trip last week. Does Kyle know where the camera is?Kyle: Kyle found Jane’s camera in Kyle’s backpack. Kyle put the camera there by mistake. Kyle will bring the camera to Rose today.Rose: Oh, no! Not to Rose! Could Kyle please take the camera to Donald and Peter’s house? Jane wants to give the camera to Donald andPeter. Donald and Peter need the camera this week. Jane bought Jane a new camera. Jane doesn’t need Jane’s old camera anymore.

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