Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

What is a subject-verb agreement?

• The agreement between the subject and verb in a sentence.
• The agreement between the punctuation and conjunction in a sentence.
• The agreement between the noun and adjective in a sentence.

What is a possessive pronoun? 

• A pronoun that describes an action
• A pronoun that represents a specific person
• A pronoun that shows ownership or possession

Which is an example of a possessive pronoun?

• yours
• theirs
• mine

Which of these are a possessive pronoun?

• ours

• himself

• myself

What is an intensive pronoun? 

• a pronoun that is used to emphasize the noun or pronoun to which it refers.

•  a pronoun that is used to point out a particular person, place, or thing. 

• s a pronoun that introduces a relative clause in a sentence.

Which of these examples is an insensitive pronoun?

• yourselves

• he

• she

Is it important to use correct pronoun-antecedent agreement in writing? 

• yes

• only sometimes

• no

A demonstrative pronoun is used to point out a particular person, place, or thing.  Which of the following questions is a example of a demonstrative pronoun.

• How are you feeling today?
• What time is it?
• Which of these books do you want to read?

A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause in a sentence. This include who, whom, which, and that. Which of these following examples is a relative pronoun?

• what
• which
• he

Does the image above show how pronoun-antecedent agreement is used?

• Yes

• No