Pronouns and Antecedents

What is a pronoun?

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• noun: person, place, thing or idea

• Examples: he, she, they, them, us, our

Antecedent Pronouns

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Pronouns and Antecedents

• Pronouns take place of nouns.

• An antecedent is a noun to which a pronoun is referring to.

• Ante- means before; therefore, the word antecedent simply means that which comes before.

• A pronoun must agree with its antecedent.

​ The Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Rule #1: Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent

Rule #2: Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by "and"

Rule #3: Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by "or" or "nor"

Rule # 4: - If the antecedent is female use she, her, or hers. If the antecedent is male use he, his, or him. If the antecedent is a group of people use they, their, or them.

Examples:

• My mom is the best chef, she loves cooking!

• My friends always eat ice cream, their hobby is to eat ice cream in different shops.

• Rodolfo is so annoying, he bothers me all day and I don't like his games.

Multiple Choice

Whose backpack does this belong to? It belongs to____(Javier)?

• she

• he

• him

• her

Multiple Choice

Whose backpack does this belong to? It belongs to____(Mayra)?

• she

• he

• him

• her

Multiple Choice

All those backpacks belong to _______

• their

• our

• he's

• them

Multiple Choice

I want to see all of _____ classes' test scores this month.

• our

• his

• them

Multiple Choice

Emily and Danae are going to Houston and have to pack their luggage.

Select the antecedent for their.

• Emily

• Danane

• her

• Emily and Danae

Multiple Choice

Either Fred or Gabriel will bring ____Playstation to class

• her

• his

• their

• our

Multiple Choice

Mary and Mike are best friends, she likes snowboarding and he likes skiing.

What is the antecedent of he?

• Mary

• Mike

• Mary and Mike

Multiple Select

Choose the pronouns that refer to Ian.

Ian built a city with his blocks. He made it all by himself. His friend Emma built a house for her mom too.

• he, his

• his, her

• he, his, himself

• he, his, himself, her