Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

What is a pronoun?

• a professional noun
• a word that takes the place of a noun or group of words acting as a noun
• a noun that rhymes with a verb
• a specific, named noun that is capitalized

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an antecedent?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An action word

• A word that describes nouns

• The word the pronoun is replacing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

A pronoun and its antecedent must AGREE in...

• Gender

• Number

• Color

• Person

• Age

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Everybody and Everyone are ____________ pronouns.

• Singular (Just one)

• Plural (More than one)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.

What is the antecedent for his?

• classmates
• Mrs. Walker
• teacher
• Xavier

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The can of beans sits on ____ shelf.

What pronoun goes in the blank?

• Their

• His

• Her

• Its

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

1. Each of the boys brought (his, their) guitar.

• his

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

The track team has (their, its) new coach.

• their

• its

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Every one of the actresses knows (her, their) part by heart.

• her
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Before the students began arriving, Mrs. Morsberger asked Mr. Rispoli if everthing was in (its, their) place.

• its
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D