Transcript Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

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Complete Part A of the diagnostic test on
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Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement
Homework- Post Test I, pg. 164-5
Quiz on Agreement: Monday 1/14
What’s a pronoun? antecedent?
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Pronoun: Words that ‘stand in’ for nouns.
Ex: I, you, he, she, it, etc.
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Antecedent is the word to which a pronoun
refers.
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Does Julie have her book?
 Because the book was lost, it had to be paid
for.
Rules #1 and #2
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Rule #1
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A pronoun should agree with its antecedent (the
word to which a pronoun refers) in number and
gender.
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Esperanza sold her bicycle to buy skates.
Rule #2
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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):
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Before I was born, both the Dodgers and the Giants moved
their teams to California.
Rule #3
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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.
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Anyone who is going on the trip must bring his or
her own pillow.
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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.
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Revised to be plural: All of those who saw the trick tried
to do it themselves.
Rule #4
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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.
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Rule #5
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Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more
singular antecedents joined by or or nor.
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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.
Rule #6
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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.
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Rule #7
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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.
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Review
Ex 14 on page 161 (1-10)
Ex B on page 163 (1-10)