Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
*A pronoun takes the place of a noun. An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.
Pronouns must agree with their antecedent in gender and number.
John (antecedent) gave his (pronoun) money to the charity.
Shelly is late to school. She will need a tardy slip.
The players gave their jerseys to their teachers.
The coach and the team captains picked up their clipboards.
With indefinite antecedents such as each, either, one, everyone, and anyone, you must use singular pronouns.
Everyone must bring his or her book bag to class.
Anyone with a suggestion should share his or her idea with the crowd.
Each girl on the soccer time must bring her uniform.
Either Philip or Ryan will display his project.
With antecedents such as all, any, some, none and most, look at the words connected with the antecedent to determine the correct pronoun usage.
All of the children brought their toys outside.
Any boy who would like to play soccer must sign his name to the roster.
The subject of a verb and the subject complement are in the subjective case and must agree. Use he, she, they, it, we, or who for subjective because it is the subject of the sentence.
George had an appointment. He left early. (he is correct, not him)
Who noticed? (If you can place he or she in the blank use who.)
Laura and I went to the store. (Ignore the other person)
The boys and we swam in deep water. (Ignore the boys)
The object of a verb or preposition is in the objective case. Use him, her, them, and whom for the objective case.
Marcella blamed me.
Telephoning them is a nuisance.
I gave him the book.
He gave the flowers to her for her birthday.
The principal asked Laura and me to speak at the assembly (ignore the other person)
To whom was it addressed? (If you cannot place he or she in the blank, and it would make sense to use him or her use whom).
Bill sat behind Nadine and me. (ignore other person)
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