PPT-Pronoun Agreement Quiz Select the correct sentence from the choices below:

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. 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. But first . . . The noun . Noun – the name of things, the labels we apply to everything we can see, touch, taste, and feel. People (the mail carrier, Emily) . Activities (circus, playtime) . Concepts (love, sportsmanship). 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.. Guaranteed to Raise Your SAT Score!*. *Actual results may vary, depending on effort, interest, and individual luck.. Rule 1: Subject-Verb Agreement. Subject and verb must agree in number, so isolate the subject and the verb and make sure they match. If the subject is singular, the verb should be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb should be plural.. 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. 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.) . 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.. 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.. 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.. 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. Monday, February 8. Write out the definitions to the vocabulary words for the week.. 1. . universal . – adj.- including everyone. 2. veto . – verb- to . deny . something. 3. trend . –noun- . a . Me, myself, and I are pronouns that are used in different ways.. They are NOT substitutes for each other. Each pronoun has a specific purpose in the sentence. . The Basics. Me. is an objective pronoun..