Pronoun Agreement

Pronoun Agreement

By Melanie Huesz

Multiple Choice

What does a pronoun have to AGREE with?

• Mrs. Cunningham

• The noun it is replacing.

• The adjectives around it.

Multiple Choice

What is the noun that is being replaced by the pronoun in this sentence?

Mom went to the store ,and she bought apples.

• Mom

• store

• apples

• she

In order to use a pronoun, first you have to find the noun that it is replacing. Sometimes that's easy....sometimes it isn't.

Let's practice....

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​Step ONE: Find the NOUN

Multiple Choice

Identify the antecedent: What is the noun being replaced by the pronoun?

The store is expecting a shipment of new computers, but it's late.

• store

• shipment

• computers

Multiple Choice

Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentence:

Most states maintain their highways for safe driving.

• highways
• driving
• states

Multiple Choice

Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentence:

On their arrival, Tim and Joel were offered hot apple juice.

• Tim and Joel
• apple
• juice

Multiple Choice

Identify the antecedent for the word "it" in the following sentence:

The shows produced on Broadway have brought it fame throughout the world.

• shows

• produced

• Broadway

Choose the pronoun that matches the noun.

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REMEMBER, if the noun is single, the pronoun is too!

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If the noun is PLURAL, so is the pronoun!​

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​Let's practice!

NEXT, choose the correct pronoun

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On the next slides, decide if the word in RED agrees --or should be changed.

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Multiple Choice

Each of the rabbits lay in its own pen.

• NO CHANGE
• Some
• All
• Several

For example: its is the possessive form of it.

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It's is a contraction: it means IT IS....​

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Watch for POSSESSIVE pronouns! They don't use apostrophes!​

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Multiple Choice

Members of that gang said they feel the gang is like it's family.

• NO CHANGE
• their
• they're
• its

Multiple Choice

Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, we often stop studying.

• NO CHANGE

• they

• you

• them

Multiple Choice

If students want to succeed on the grammar quiz, you should study on this practice.

• NO CHANGE
• they
• he or she
• them

Multiple Choice

My phone needed to be charged; their battery was almost dead.

• NO CHANGE
• it's
• its
• its'

Multiple Choice

Each of the rabbits lay in its own pen.

• NO CHANGE
• Some
• All
• Several

Multiple Choice

Lonnie stopped at the post office and asked that his mail be put on hold while he was on vacation.  Lonnie would pick them up after he returned.

• NO CHANGE
• it
• us
• me

Multiple Choice

Each of my son's LEGO sets has their own storage box.

• NO CHANGE

• they're

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

Both of the teachers were happy with their classes’ behavior. It was much better than the day before.

• NO CHANGE

• They was much better then

• We were much better then

• Ours was more better than

Multiple Choice

On the way back, everyone quickened their pace.

• NO CHANGE
• no one
• someone
• many

Multiple Choice

Neither of the cars wanted to start their engines.

• NO CHANGE

• its'

• its

• they're

Multiple Choice

Many restaurants in town post its' menus in the window.

• NO CHANGE
• their
• there
• it's

Multiple Choice

Few of the trees in our neighborhood have reached their full height.

• NO CHANGE

• there

• its

• it's

Multiple Choice

Several of the trees were losing it's leaves.

• NO CHANGE
• their
• its
• its'