Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Pg. 190-193 Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

The Idea A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number, gender, and person Antecedent-the noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to or replaces Tim went to the mall. He had a lot of fun Antecedent ^ Pronoun ^

Agreement in Number If the antecedent is singular use a singular pronoun and vice versa for plural Compound Subjects: Use the same rules as subject verb agreement and=plural and or, and nor=closest antecedent That book is a great buy. It is close to market price. Singular Antecedent ^ Singular Pronoun ^ Tim and Bob are not cool. They still live with their parents. Neither Tim nor Bob’s army can defeat their mother.

Agreement in Gender and Person Obviously you use male pronouns with male antecedents and female pronouns with female antecedents, but there is one tricky part called gender free language. Every reader has his favorite part. Every reader has _____ favorite part. Incorrect Singular No gender ^ his or her Singular No Gender ^

Indefinite Pronouns Just like in subject verb agreement indefinite pronouns can be always singular, always plural and both singular and plural Chart of all page 193 If the indefinite is singular use a singular pronoun, if it is plural use a plural pronoun If the indefinite pronoun is both use the closest object of the preposition None of the mythology has lost its appeal. Singular Pronoun ^

Practice Tim and Bob clash in _______(their, his) final battle. Five monkeys or one man can use _____(his,their) brain to figure that out. Every student in the gym needs to put on_________(their, his or her) gym suit. Everyone has _______(their, his or her) favorite part. Everyone in the boys locker room needs to put on______(his or her, his) gym suit. their his his or her His or her his