Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Antecedent

• Is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.
  

• Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number, person, and gender.

Number

Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent

Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent

Mary finished her homework early.

• "Her" is a singular pronoun matching the singular antecedent "Mary."

The students are excited because they have completed their projects.

• "They" is a plural pronoun matching the plural antecedent "students.

examples

Multiple Choice

What is the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence

Other characters in tall tales are imaginary, but they are fascinating!

• they, tales

• they, characters

• are, tales

Multiple Choice

identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence below

For example, steel-drivin' man John Henry challenged a steam drill to a contest and beat it.

• it, drill

• it, John Henry

• drill, he

Multiple Choice

Davey Crockett bragged that he was half horse, half alligator.

• he, horse

• he, Davey Crockett

Multiple Choice

Slaves, yearning for freedom, told stories of a time when they could fly.

• stories, they

• Slaves, they