PDF-UNCLEAR PRONOUN REFERENCE

x201C You want to write a sentence as clean as a bone That is the goal x201D James Baldwin The grammar outlaw Unclear Pronoun Reference The grammar crime Unclear pronoun sentences confusi. brPage 1br Demonstrative Pronoun brPage 2br Demonstrative Pronoun this. , . which. , . that. and . it. From the UWF Writing Lab’s . 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #84. Pronouns get their meaning from a specific one-word antecedent, usually a noun or another pronoun. Therefore, writers should avoid using . What is pronoun reference? Pronoun reference is the practice of making pronouns refer clearly to the words they replace. A pronoun takes the place of a noun; thus, the pronoun must agree with the nou A pronoun is the part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and designates persons or things asked for:. It can take the place of a subject word . (subject pronoun) . I, you, he, she, it, we, they. OUTCOMES . Peeter Mehisto . University College London . Institute of Education . Intended outcomes for session . You will: . be able to explain the rationale for discussing outcomes with students . From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #79. Within a given sentence, nominative case pronouns (. I, we, he, she,. and . they. ) take the place of a noun.. Nominative case pronouns occur in the following positions:. What . do you need to understand . about . pronoun-antecedent agreement errors?. •. What’s a pronoun?. •. What’s an antecedent?. •. What’s a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?. What’s a Pronoun?. What Pronouns Do…. Pronouns SUBSTITUE for nouns.. Instead of saying, . George. went to . George’s . house, and . George. ate dinner before doing . George’s . homework, . we can say, . George . PRONOUN FORM. Pronouns come in various types:. personal. possessive. demonstrative. indefinite. relative. reflexive. interrogative. reciprocal. PN FORM. Pronouns come in 3 main forms:. subject. object. . UWF Writing Lab Grammar Skills Series #. 5. From . Real Good Grammar, Too. by Mamie Webb Hixon. PowerPoint Created by Michael Mobley. Last Updated Spring 2017. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. Antecedent . From the UWF Writing Lab’s . 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #78. In sentences containing a clause preceded by “as” or “than,” choose the pronoun based on the intended meaning. That is, consider the intended meaning and mentally insert the missing pronoun.. Subjects . and . Objects. Nouns. that take verbs are . subjects. Nouns. that do not take verbs are . objects. Captain Jones . waved . around . his . saber. . and . threatened. . the. landlubbers. Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns (names of persons, places, or things).. A pronoun’s. antecedent . is the word or words it replaces.. Examples of pronouns and their antecedents:. Karis. Rochelle and my sister. are waiting for the school bus.. A.. B. .. C. .. D. .. Them. Themselves. They. Their. Which word in the sentence below is the adverb?. Todd stepped quietly around the sleepy dog..