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 . An Overview. Pronouns. Definition: a word or phrase that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase; takes the place of a noun/noun phrase you have already mentioned. There are subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns. 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 . Alex Whitt. Pronouns. Pronouns are substitute words for nouns.. They help sentences not become redundant.. Ex. - Mike tried to get to class on time but . he. was late. . He. is the pronoun. . He. takes the place of Mike. 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. 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. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. The antecedent of a pronoun is the word to which the pronoun refers. The pronoun and its antecedent agree in gender and number. Jane called her frie 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 is an . Antecedent?. Pronouns get their meaning from the words they stand for; these words are called . antecedents. .. Antecedents are the words that pronouns take the place of later on in the sentence.. 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. 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. A. . . One of the students must give their oral report tomorrow.. B. One of the students must give his oral report tomorrow.. A. Everybody was hoping to have his lottery number picked.. B. Everybody was hoping to have their lottery number picked.. 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