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, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', etc.

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What is an antecedent?

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

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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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Example of pronoun-antecedent agreement in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'The dog wagged its tail', 'dog' is the antecedent and 'its' is the pronoun that agrees with it.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'They went to the park.'

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'They' is the pronoun.

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Identify the antecedent in the sentence: 'The teacher gave her students homework.'

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'The teacher' is the antecedent for the pronoun 'her'.

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What is a singular pronoun?

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A singular pronoun refers to one person or thing, such as 'he', 'she', or 'it'.

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What is a plural pronoun?

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A plural pronoun refers to more than one person or thing, such as 'they' or 'we'.

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Choose the correct pronoun: 'Neither of the boys brought ___ lunch.' (his/their)

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'Neither of the boys brought his lunch.' (Correct answer: his)

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Choose the correct pronoun: 'All of the team celebrated ___ victory.' (its/their)

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'All of the team celebrated its victory.' (Correct answer: its)