Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

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What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?

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Pronoun-antecedent agreement is the grammatical rule that a pronoun must agree in number and gender with its antecedent (the noun it replaces).

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to or replaces in a sentence.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition, such as he, she, it, they, etc.

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When should you use 'his' instead of 'their'?

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Use 'his' when referring to a singular male antecedent.

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When should you use 'their' instead of 'his'?

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Use 'their' when referring to plural antecedents or when the gender of the antecedent is unknown or mixed.

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What is the rule for using 'its' vs. 'their'?

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Use 'its' for singular non-human antecedents and 'their' for plural antecedents.

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What is the correct pronoun for 'Neither the teacher nor the students'?

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The correct pronoun is 'their' because 'students' is plural.

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What is the correct pronoun for 'Either the cat or the dog'?

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The correct pronoun is 'its' because the antecedent is singular.

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What is the correct pronoun for 'Both the boy and the girl'?

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The correct pronoun is 'their' because the antecedent is plural.

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What is the correct pronoun for 'Each of the players'?

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The correct pronoun is 'his or her' because 'each' is singular.