Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Learning Goal

Recognize rules on pronoun-antecedent agreement.

The children are lined up singing their school song… Anna conducts them with a blackboard pointer. Soon after the curtain rises, she stops them in the middle of their song.

Anna: Spread out children. Now, the last line was “English words are all we speak. I didn’t quite understand. I want to hear the beginnings and ends of your words. Once again, now and big smiles because we love our school.

Pronoun-Antecedent

Pronoun –pro & nomen –“for a name”

 - noun substitute

 - word that takes the place of one or more nouns



Antecedent –“come before something”

 - comes before the pronoun

 - the noun to which the  pronoun stands for 

Read and analyze the passage.

One morning at sunrise, Bruno’s owner took bruno to the edge of the ocean. Though the tide was low, bruno trembled at the roaring waves. But soon, Bruno’s courage rose and Bruno began to sniff and bite at the white foam. How bruno wrinkled up Bruno’s face at Bruno’s first taste of salt water! When bruno discovered that bruno could swim Bruno started playing in the sea water. Excitedly, bruno thumped bruno’s tail on the water. Then bruno swam by and enjoyed his day.

Open Ended

1.What have you observed the way the story is constructed?

Open Ended

2.Is there a way to make the meaning or flow of the story clear? How?

Multiple Choice

1. Each of the suspects had ________own alibi.

• his

• their

• your

• my

Multiple Choice

2. Jeff and Isabel planned ____________ wedding.

• his

• her

• his and her

• their

Multiple Choice

3. Neither the nails nor the hammer was returned to _________proper place.

• their

• its

• it's

• theirs

Multiple Choice

4. Everyone should be in __________ seat before the curtain goes up.

• his

• their

• its

• my

Multiple Choice

Nathan wants to go into politics; ____ finds _____ interesting.

• he/it

• she/it

• they/them

• he/them