Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition.

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.

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What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?

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Pronoun-antecedent agreement means that a pronoun must agree in number and gender with its antecedent.

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Give an example of a singular antecedent and its pronoun.

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Antecedent: 'The dog'; Pronoun: 'it'.

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Give an example of a plural antecedent and its pronoun.

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Antecedent: 'The dogs'; Pronoun: 'they'.

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What pronoun would you use for the antecedent 'Nikita and Petra'?

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The correct pronoun is 'their'.

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What pronoun would you use for the antecedent 'the kittens'?

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The correct pronoun is 'they'.

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What pronoun would you use for the antecedent 'the dictionary'?

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The correct pronoun is 'it'.

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Identify the antecedent in the sentence: 'Zia was proud of herself.'

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The antecedent is 'Zia'.

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What pronoun would you use for the antecedent 'I'?

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The correct pronoun is 'my'.