T3_Module 2: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

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Neither of the boys bought _____ own uniform.

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his

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Few Native Americans shared a language with _____ neighbors.

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their

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Pronoun-antecedent rule for: Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are famous for their poetry.

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Compound subjects joined by 'AND' require a plural referent.

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Choose the correct pronoun referent: There were other boats from the other beaches going out to sea and the old man heard the dip and push of their oars even though he could not see _____ now the moon was below the hills.

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them

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Pronoun-antecedent rule for: 'There were other boats... the old man heard the dip and push of their oars...'

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Only an object pronoun replaces an object noun.

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Rule for the sentence: The audience rises to their feet and claps their hands.

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Plural pronoun referent replaces collective nouns acting individually.

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Choose the correct pronoun referent: A number of adults in Maycomb never discussed the case with his children.

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their

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Pronoun-antecedent rule for: Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a white man, enjoys sipping his coke.

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A clause or phrase that separates a subject and a verb does not alter the number of antecedents.

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Pronoun-antecedent rule for: Four hundred thousand Ukrainians flee their homes.

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Only a plural pronoun should replace a plural noun.

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He was fond of flying fish as _____ were his main friends in the ocean.

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they