PPT-Pronoun Reference and Antecedent Agreement

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 PronounAntecedent Agreement Antecedent . subject-verb . Pronoun-antecedent. Rules for subject-verb agreement. A phrase or clause . between subject and verb. does not change the number of the subject.. Ex: The women were bored. .  The women . Pronouns. A. A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of one or more nouns or pronouns.. B. Examples:. 1. When Anne Davis came to the bus stop . she. was wearing a cast.. . Pronouns. A. A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of one or more nouns or pronouns.. Definition. A pronoun (. I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody. , etc.) is a word that takes the place of a noun. . The . antecedent. Enough with me, you, they, him, and her!. Pronouns are confusing enough. Not too difficult once you see how they work in sentences.. How do pronoun antecedents work, anyway?. A pronoun takes the place of a specific noun you’ve already mentioned.. Collin Phillips, Matthew W. Wagers an Ellen F. Lau. . . April 15, 2015. The parser’s implementation of constraints – “selective fallibility”. Grammatical illusions. A presentation of findings from previous researches to create a clearer picture of the parser’s implementation of constraints. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. . As with verbs, there are three types of errors that a pronoun can have:. Agreement. Ambiguity. Case. AGREEMENT. Pronouns must agree in number with the nouns they replace.. Genre. : . Expository . Nonfiction. Big Question: . Why is it important to study animals responsibly?. Small . Group. Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Author. : . Margaret E. Slattery. Genre: . Play. Small Group. Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Spelling City: Spelling Words . The first word of every sentence. . The first-person singular pronoun, . I. . . The first, last, and important words in a title. (The concept "important words" usually does not include articles, short prepositions (which means you might want to capitalize "towards" or "between," say), the "to" of an infinitive, and coordinating conjunctions. This is not true in APA Reference lists (where we capitalize only the first word), nor is it necessarily true for titles in other languages. Also, on book jackets, aesthetic considerations will sometimes override the rules.) . Genre. : . Expository Nonfiction. Big Question: How do people adapt to living with physical limitations?. Small Group. Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . AGREEMENT. AND…. the 2 largest issues when it comes to Agreement =. SUBJECT-VERB. Agreement . & . PROUN-ANTECEDENT. Agreement. SO…. A . SUBJECT. & a . VERB. have to agree in number.. Grammar 3.3 Interrogatives and Demonstratives; Pronoun Agreement Main Ideas Interrogative Pronouns are usually found in sentences that ask questions. The antecedent of the interrogative pronoun usually answers the question. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronouns A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Example: -Susan watched the monkey make faces at her little brother and sister. - She laughed at Pronouns Mini-Lesson. Lesson Objectives:. Identify Antecedents . . Identify and distinguish the difference between a personal and possessive pronoun. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. A. . pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun..