Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents

Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents

by Brendan Corbett

​WARM-UP

​If you have a green notecard, write a noun on your card

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​If you have a pink notecard, write a pronoun from the last lesson on your card.

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​The noun half of the room should then find a partner with a matching pronoun. If you are left without a match, change the pronoun to match the noun.

​Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents

​The noun to which a pronoun refers is its antecedent. The pronoun must agree in person and number with the noun it replaces.

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​Can tornadoes occur in January?

​Yes, they can, but most occur in April, May, and June

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​The pronoun they refers to the noun antecedent tornadoes.

​Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents

​A third person singular pronoun must also agree with its antecedent in gender.

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​Tornado Alley includes states in the United States

​It is where most of the country's tornadoes occur

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​The pronoun it refers to Tornado Alley. Because the antecedent Tornado Alley is a place, you need to use a pronoun that is third person singular and neuter. Therefore, it is the correct choice

Multiple Choice

Identify the antecedent of each underlined pronoun:

Yasmin told us about a tornado that she read about.

• Yasmin

• told

• us

• tornado

Multiple Choice

Idenitfy the antecedent of each underlined pronoun:

This tornado began suddenly, and it traveled across three states.

• This

• tornado

• suddenly

• states

Multiple Choice

Identify the pronoun that goes with the underlined antecedent:

Last summer my brother, Dan, and I visited my aunt. She lives in Kansas.

• my

• I

• she

• Kansas

Multiple Choice

Identify the pronoun that goes with the underlined antecedent:

When Dan and I were there, we wondered if a tornado would strike during our visit.

• I

• we

• our

• visit

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each item with a pronoun that matches the underlined antecedent. Remember to use the correct person, number, and gender.

My brother and I read about tornadoes when

got home.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each item with a pronoun that matches the underlined antecedent. Remember to use the correct person, number, and gender.

In the Northern Hemisphere, tornadoes generally turn clockwise, but in the Southern Hemisphere,

usually turn counterclockwise.