Agreement Pronoun Antecedent

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• Yes!!!

• No I hate this

What are antecedents?

• descriptive words

• words that are replaced by pronouns

• words that show emotion

Postman carried their mailbags 220 miles each day.

• change their because "their" is unclear

• leave "their" alone because it is clear.

Neither the nails nor the hammer was returned to (its, their) rightful place.

• its

• their

Everyone turned in (his or her, their) research papers to Mrs. Talmo.

• his or her

• their

If anyone of the students has misplaced (his or her, their) snack pass they cannot get a snack.

• his or her

• their

Either Mr. Robinson or Mrs. Eros will reveal (his or her, their) number one suspect after lunch.

• his or her

• their

After the victory, HB and Skyline's captains thanked (his, their) teams for  their great effort in the basketball game.

• his

• their

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

• its

• their

Neither Mr. Daws or Dr. Newton wore clothing suitable for (his, their) interview.

• his

• their