Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree: Improving Clarity in Writing

The video tutorial focuses on making pronouns and antecedents agree in gender and number to ensure clarity in writing. It explains the concepts of pronouns and antecedents, provides examples, and highlights common mistakes. The tutorial includes a story to illustrate pronoun agreement issues and guides viewers through revising sentences for clarity. It concludes with a practice exercise to reinforce learning.

What is the role of a pronoun in a sentence?

• To connect two sentences

• To describe a noun

• To modify a verb

• To take the place of a noun

Which pronoun would correctly replace 'the bike' in the sentence: 'Joel has a great new bike. He let me take it for a ride.'?

• They

• It

• She

• He

If a noun refers to a group of people including the speaker, which pronoun should be used?

• They

• We

• He

• She

In the sentence 'Jeremy loves to skateboard. They go to the skate park all the time,' what is the correct pronoun to use instead of 'they'?

• He

• She

• We

• It

Why is it incorrect to refer to Andrew as 'she' in the narrative?

• Because Andrew is a place

• Because Andrew is a boy

• Because Andrew is a singular noun

• Because Andrew is a group of people

What is the correct pronoun to use in the sentence: 'My time spent together is never dull because we are all so different and unique'?

• His

• Their

• Our

• My

In the narrative about Kayla and Emily, which pronoun should replace 'He' when referring to Kayla's bowling ball?

• It

• She

• They

• We