Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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Antecedent
Is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number, person, and gender.
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Number
Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent
Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent
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Mary finished her homework early.
"Her" is a singular pronoun matching the singular antecedent "Mary."
The students are excited because they have completed their projects.
"They" is a plural pronoun matching the plural antecedent "students.
examples
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence
Some tall tales are about real people, but the stories about them are exaggerated.
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Multiple Choice
What is the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence
Other characters in tall tales are imaginary, but they are fascinating!
they, tales
they, characters
are, tales
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Multiple Choice
identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence below
For example, steel-drivin' man John Henry challenged a steam drill to a contest and beat it.
it, drill
it, John Henry
drill, he
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Multiple Choice
Davey Crockett bragged that he was half horse, half alligator.
he, horse
he, Davey Crockett
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent.
Johnny Appleseed planted apple seeds with the hope they would sprout, grow and beat it.
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the pronoun and their antecedent.
Everyone remembers Sweet Betsy from Pike and her travels across the wide prairie.
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Multiple Choice
Slaves, yearning for freedom, told stories of a time when they could fly.
stories, they
Slaves, they
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Fill in the Blanks
The stories about Mike Fink tell of his life as King of the Keelboatmen, the men who worked on cargo boats on the Mississippi River.
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