This document discusses pronouns and their antecedents. It provides rules for pronoun-antecedent agreement, including that a pronoun should agree in number with its antecedent. Examples are given to illustrate these rules, such as a singular pronoun referring to a singular antecedent and a plural pronoun referring to a plural antecedent. Readers are asked to identify the correct pronouns and their antecedents in sample sentences. The purpose is to reinforce rules for maintaining pronoun-antecedent agreement.
5. rule being employed to ensure that
the subject and the verb are
grammatically aligned, and that the
construction of sentence is correct.
6. •Becky and I want to watch the live
volleyball game. So, they bought a ticket
for the next match.
•Lea fixes her bed every morning.
Which of the given sentences contains an
error? How can we make the sentence
correct?
7.
8. Underline the correct pronoun that
completes the sentences. Encircle
the pronoun antecedent.
1. Neither Carmen nor her sisters
have bought a gift for (her, their)
brother.
9. WHY? RULE SAYS…
•AGREEMENT IN NUMBER:
✓A pronoun that refers to nouns or
pronouns joined by or or nor should
agree with the noun or pronoun
nearest to it.
10. EXAMPLES:
• It is either the teachers or the
students who clean their classrooms.
• Neither my sisters nor my brother
leaves his things untidy.
11. Underline the correct pronoun that
completes the sentences. Encircle
the pronoun antecedent.
2. Faith feeds (her, their) dogs
every afternoon.
14. EXAMPLES:
• Johann likes to play with his brother
Jonathan.
• Leigh visits her relatives every
Summer vacation.
15. Underline the correct pronoun that
completes the sentences. Encircle
the pronoun antecedent.
3. The band played (its, their)
instruments excellently.
16. WHY? RULE SAYS…
•AGREEMENT IN NUMBER:
✓A collective noun may be referred to
by either a singular or a plural
pronoun, depending upon the
meaning of the noun in the sentence.
17. WHY? RULE SAYS…
•AGREEMENT IN NUMBER:
✓A collective noun may be singular in
number if it refers to the group as a
single unit.
18. WHY? RULE SAYS…
•AGREEMENT IN NUMBER:
✓A collective noun may be plural in
number if it refers to each member of
the group individually.
19. EXAMPLES:
• The class is making its tribute for its
teachers. (singular)
• The class are busy making their
dedication messages for their
teachers. (plural)
20. Underline the correct pronoun that
completes the sentences. Encircle
the pronoun antecedent.
4. Alexsa, Cath, and Claire are
best of friends since (she, they)
were in ECE years.
23. EXAMPLES:
• Johann and Jonathan like to play their
remote-control cars.
• My parents and I always take time to
visit our relatives every Summer
vacation.
24. Underline the correct pronoun that
completes the sentences. Encircle
the pronoun antecedent.
5. Either Paula or Pablo joins (his,
their) class first.
25. WHY? RULE SAYS…
•AGREEMENT IN NUMBER:
✓A pronoun that refers to nouns or
pronouns joined by or or nor should
agree with the noun or pronoun
nearest to it.
