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Do you agree?Do you agree?Pronoun/Antecedent Pronoun/Antecedent
AgreementAgreement
By Mrs. PetersonBy Mrs. Peterson
English IEnglish I
What is agreement?What is agreement?Words in sentences must agree with
each other.
Words can either be singular or plural.
Singular vs. Plural wordsSingular vs. Plural words• Singular Words
hesheKarenPaullikeseats
• Plural Wordstheirtheygirlsboyshelpeat
PronounsPronouns
Pronouns, like other words, are either singular or plural.
Her = Singular (you are referring to one girl).
It = Singular (one thing).They=Plural (more than one person).
Indefinite PronounsIndefinite Pronouns
Some pronouns are indefinite…the number of people it refers to is not known…it is indefinite.
•Anyone
•Anybody
•Everyone
•Someone
These indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS singular:
•Somebody
•No one
•Either
•Neither
•Nobody
Pronoun vs. AntecedentPronoun vs. Antecedent
• A pronoun refers to something earlier (antecedent) in the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Sarah ate her food.
PronounAntecedent
The word “her” is referring to “Sarah.” Without the word Sarah in the sentence, a reader would not know who “her” is.
Without the pronoun the sentence would read:
Sarah is eating Sarah’s food.
• Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in: – Number– Gender
Pronoun vs. AntecedentPronoun vs. Antecedent
EXAMPLE: Sarah ate her food.
Sarah = singular/female
Her = singular/female
They Agree!
Let’s look at another Let’s look at another example:example:
Tom drank his milk.
The word “his” is referring to “Tom.”
Tom = Singular/male
His = Singular/maleThey Agree!
Remember: a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender and number.
Let’s try a few: Let’s try a few:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent . (I’m trying to say Megan likes the bicycle of Megan!).
Megan likes ____ bicycle. A.His
B.Their
C.Her
D.They
OOPS!OOPS!
Try again!
OOPS!OOPS! Megan likes Their?
bicycle.
Sorry, they don’t agree in number. Remember - I’m trying to say Megan likes the bike of Megan.
Try again!
OOPS!OOPS! Megan likes They?
bicycle.
This doesn’t agree in number. Megan is singular and They is plural. Remember - I’m trying to say Megan likes the bike of Megan.
Try again!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
Megan = Singular/female
Her = Singular/female
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Ready for another? Ready for another?
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent . (I’m trying to say Michael gave the shirt of Michael to Julie!).
Matthew gave ___shirt to Julie. A.His
B.Their
C.Her
D.They
OOPS!OOPS!Matthew gave Their?
shirt to Julie
That wasn’t very nice of Michael! What right does he have to give away a group shirt?
Michael = singular
Their = plural
THEY DON”T AGREE
Try again!
OOPS!OOPS!
Though they agree in number (Michael = singular and her = singular), her is a female word!
NO AGREEMENT
Try again!
Matthew gave HER? shirt to
Julie.
OOPS!OOPS!
This doesn’t even make sense!!!
NO AGREEMENT
Matthew = singular
They = plural
Try again!
Matthew gave THEY? shirt to
Julie.
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
Michael = Singular/male
His = Singular/male
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Easy, Easy, Right?Right?
Looking at Indefinite Looking at Indefinite Pronouns: Pronouns: Things get more complicated when you
throw indefinite pronouns into the mix.
Indefinite pronouns are a little tricky because many of them look like they are plural – but they are really singular!
•Anyone
•Anybody
•Everyone
•Someone
•Somebody
•No one
•Either
•Neither
•NobodySin
gula
r Pro
noun
s!!
Example with an indefinite Example with an indefinite pronoun…pronoun…Everyone ate his/her food.
Pronoun
Antecedent
Everyone = Singular (yes, Maratha…it’s singular!) with an unknown gender.
His/Her = Singular and to be gender equitable we use both his and her (we don’t want to offend anyone)!
Another indefinite Another indefinite example…example…Nobody completed his/her homework.
Pronoun
Antecedent
Nobody = Singular with an unknown gender.
His/Her = Singular and again to be gender equitable we use both his and her (we don’t want to offend anyone)!
Why is this not right?Why is this not right?Someone gave me their book.
?
Answer…Answer…
Someone gave me their book.
AntecedentPronoun
Someone = Indefinite Singular Pronoun
Their = Plural
They DON’T Agree!
Correct Sentence:Correct Sentence:
Someone gave me his/her book.
Someone = Indefinite Singular Pronoun
His/Her = Singular
They Agree!
Remember the Indefinite Remember the Indefinite Singulars: Singulars: • Anyone
• Anybody
• Everyone
• Someone
• Somebody
• No one
• Either
• Neither
• Nobody
“Mrs. Peterson wants me to remember these… I know I can!”
A (old) “thinking” English I student!
CHS
Let’s test your new Let’s test your new knowledge: knowledge:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent .
Everyone sang ____song.
A.His
B.Their
C.His/Her
D.They
OOPS!OOPS!Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
Everyone = Singular
His/Her = Singular
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Either Tom or Dan gave his money.
A.Correct
B.Incorrect
OOPS!OOPS!Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
Either/or = Singular
His = Singular
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!See it diagrammed!
Diagrammed!Diagrammed!
Either Tom or Dan gave his money.
Eith
er
or
Tom
Dan
gavemoney
his
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Somebody gave me their money.
A.Correct
B.Incorrect
OOPS!OOPS!Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Did anyone keep their pens?
A.Correct
B.Incorrect
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
OOPS!OOPS!You got it wrong! The correct answer is:
Figure out why this is the correct
answer!
Did anyone keep his/her
pens?
Why?Why?Why is this the correct answer?
Did anyone keep his/her pens?
A. His/her is singular & anyone is singular
B. Anyone is plural…plurals are singulars match.
C. Antecedents can’t agree with pronouns.
D. None!
Yahoo!Yahoo!You are You are correct!!correct!!
Oh, no…Oh, no…try again!try again!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Everyone played well in their game.
A.Correct
B.Incorrect
OOPS!OOPS!Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Does anybody have their ticket?
A.Correct
B.Incorrect
OOPS!OOPS!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
No one has his homework.
A.Correct
B.Incorrect
OOPS!OOPS!You got it wrong!
Try another!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Wow, everyone did really well on their tests! A.Correct
B.Incorrect
OOPS!OOPS!You got it wrong!
Try another!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Another:
Directions: Click on the correct answer
Somebody gave me their money.
A.Incorrect
B.Correct
OOPS!OOPS!You got it wrong! The correct answer is:
Somebody gave me his/her
money.
You need a little more You need a little more practice!practice!
Check this out: http://owlet.letu.edu/grammarlinks/pronouns/proagrtests/proagrtest1.html
You should also try this exercise
again!
You are a You are a Superstar!Superstar!
Great!
The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Bravo, Muy Bien, Bravo, Muy Bien, Way 2 go, you are Way 2 go, you are
cool, Yippee!cool, Yippee!Now correct the agreement in your book reports!
Need more practice? Try again.
Try your luck on web: http://owlet.letu.edu/grammarlinks/pronouns/proagrtests/proagrtest1.html