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Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement Rule # 12

Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement Pronoun – takes the place of a noun and sometimes refers to a noun. A pronoun should agree in gender, number, and person with its antecedent (the word to which the pronoun refers) These indefinite pronouns are always singular – anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, or something The indefinite pronouns some, any, all, most, more, and none, can be singular or plural, depending on the meaning of the sentence.

Usage Incorrect option: When a student does not want to do their teacher’s homework, the student should still try. Correct option: When a student does not want to do his or her teacher’s homework, the student should still try. Incorrect option: If anyone has an opinion about the book, they should state it. Correct option: If anyone has an opinion about the book, he or she should state it.