Transcript PAA 1 - SchoolRack

OCTOBER 14, 2009
IN THE PREVIOUS SESSIONS
WE…
-Wrote our Outlines for Major
Composition #1
FOR TODAY WE WILL
-Review Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement
Before we review the
rules of PronounAntecedent
Agreement, let’s
watch these short
video clips first.
Now let’s begin reviewing the
rules of PronounAntecedent Agreement by
reading a modified excerpt
from the write-up, “Double
Incredible,” which was posted
on the Ateneo website.
This article is quite well-written
save for the errors in pronoun
usage. Using incorrect
pronouns will cause confusion,
and will muddle up the message
we want to impart, so we must
always be careful when we use
pronouns.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•PRONOUN - A pronoun is a substitute
for a noun. It refers to a person, place,
thing, feeling, or quality but does not refer
to it by its name. The pronoun in the
following sample sentence is bolded.
–“The story of Star Wars was written
from a futuristic point of view. It is an indepth journey into an alternate
universe.”
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
• ANTECEDENT - An antecedent is
the word, phrase, or clause to which a
pronoun refers to, understood using the
context. The antecedent in the following
sample sentence is bolded.
–“The story of Star Wars was written
from a futuristic point of view. It is an indepth journey into an alternate
universe.”
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•A personal pronoun must
agree with its antecedent in
number, person and gender.
–Sports writers declared my
(their) predictions for the
UAAP Finals.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•Use a singular personal pronoun
with two or more singular
antecedents joined by or or nor.
–Neither Rabeh Al-Hussaini
nor Nonoy Baclao wants to
lose their (his) chance at a title.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•Use a plural personal pronoun with
two or more singular antecedents
joined by and.
–Ryan Buenafe, Eric Salamt and
Kirk Long combined for 24 points
– he (they) really stepped up!
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•Use a plural personal pronoun if
any part of a compound
antecedent joined by or or nor is
plural.
–If Jai Reyes or his teammates
arrive, the Ateneo fans will
welcome him (them).
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•When dealing with pronounantecedent agreement, take care not
to shift in either person or gender.
–Rabeh was sighted at the Moro
Lorenzo Sports Center, where
you (he) had your (his) ankle
treated for a sprain.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•Use singular personal pronoun
when the antecedent is a singular
indefinite pronoun.
–Each of the loyal fans of
Ateneo welcomed the Eagles
as their (his or her) new UAAP
Champion.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•Use plural personal pronoun
when the antecedent is a plural
indefinite pronoun.
–Many of the UE fans did not
know what really happened with
his (their) team.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•Use singular personal pronoun
when the antecedent is a singular
indefinite pronoun.
–Only one of the players did not
control their (his) emotions
during the game.
Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
•A reflexive pronoun must agree
with an antecedent that is clearly
stated.
–The Blue Eagles can now call
them (themselves) Back-toBack Champions.
–In Game 1, Rabeh carried the
team by him (himself).
TASK: SW
•Let’s practice correct pronoun
usage.
•Directions: Accomplish the
Pronoun-Antecedent
Worksheet
•Format: Worksheet
•Submission: End of the
Session
Assignment
•Review the PAA rules again in
your handout in preparation for
tomorrow’s quiz.
•Review the Elements of Fiction
and Comparison & Contrast
handouts to prepare for
Friday’s Long Test.
!!! REMEMBER !!!
-It takes a fair amount of
discernment to see which
pronoun fits which word. Just the
same, it takes a fair amount of
discernment to see the sole
purpose of our existence.
FROM Carl Jung
“As far as we can discern,
the sole purpose of human
existence is to kindle a light
in the darkness of mere
being.