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and Antecedents Pronouns Take the place of nouns Example Gorlock forgot his club in his other loincloth so he had to make a new one What do his and he refer to in ID: 422955

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Slide1

Pronouns andAntecedentsSlide2

PronounsTake the place of

nouns

Example

Gorlock

forgot

his

club

in

his

other loincloth, so

he

had to make a new one.

What do

his

and

he

refer to in

the above sentence?Slide3

Why Use Pronouns?

Brother Kung fed some of Brother

Kung’s rice to the birds while

Brother Kung walked to Brother

Kung’s temple.

What’s this sentence missing?

Brother

Kung fed some

his

rice

to the

birds while

he

walked to

his

temple. Slide4

AntecedentsThe nouns to which

pronouns

refer

Mr. Tickles normally did not eat

fish without organic soy sauce,

be

he

decided to make an

exception.

To which

noun

does the word

he

refer?

Mr. Tickles

is the

antecedent

of

he

.Slide5

Don’t Use Vague PronounsWhen the antecedent of the pronoun is unclear, the pronoun is vague.

Example

Brian

got mad when his

dog

ran

through the mud because

he

was

wearing

his

best suit.Slide6

Examples of Pronouns and Antecedents

The students saw the long lunch line and began worrying that they wouldn’t have time to eat.

What’s the

pronoun

in the

above sentence? What’s

the

antecedent

?

they

/

studentsSlide7

Examples of Pronouns and Antecedents

OMG! General Krag looks like ten-thousand years younger with his spots polished.

What’s the

pronoun

in the

above sentence? What’s

the

antecedent

?

his

/

General

KragSlide8

Examples of Pronouns and Antecedents

White Lotus was unfamiliar with the bamboo snorkel and nearly drowned while learning how to use it.

What is the

pronoun

in the

above sentence? What is

the

antecedent

?

it

/

bamboo snorkelSlide9

ReviewPronouns take the place of nouns.Pronouns make language less clunky

.

Antecedents

are the nouns to which

pronouns

refer.

Make sure that your

antecedents

are

clear

to

avoid

using

vague

pronouns

.Slide10