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Pronoun-Antecedent agreement

Pronoun-Antecedent agreement. By: Rachel Fabian. Breaking down a Pronoun-Antecedent agreement. Pronoun- a substitute for a noun. It refers to a person, place, thing, feeling, or quality but does not refer to it by its name.

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Pronoun-Antecedent agreement

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  1. Pronoun-Antecedent agreement By: Rachel Fabian

  2. Breaking down a Pronoun-Antecedent agreement • Pronoun- a substitute for a noun. It refers to a person, place, thing, feeling, or quality but does not refer to it by its name. • Antecedent- the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers, understood by the context.

  3. Breaking down a Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement • Pronoun example President Obama gave his speech last night • Antecedent example President Obama gave his speech last night.

  4. The Agreement • A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in three ways: 1-Person refers to the quality of being. 2-Number is the quality that distinguishes between singular (one entity) and plural (numerous entities). 3- Gender is the quality that distinguishes the entities as masculine or feminine.

  5. Example 1… • Incorrect Sentence: • If a person wants to succeed in corporate life, you have to know the rules of the game.

  6. …Example 1 Although the antecedent and the pronoun agree in number, they do not agree in person.

  7. You try!Correct or Incorrect? • Either Mary or Jill will bring her husband.

  8. Correct or Incorrect? Although there is two antecedents “Mary” & “Jill”, by using the word “or”, both women remain singular which makes the singular pronoun “her” agree.

  9. Correct or Incorrect? • If anybody wants to color, they have to bring crayons.

  10. Correct or Incorrect? The word “Anybody” is singular and the word “they” is plural, therefore they do not agree.

  11. Can you fix it? • Steven and Stephanie brought his or her dog.

  12. The end!

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