1. Maintaining Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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2. Why Do We Use Pronouns?

3. What are Antecedents?

4. Indefinite Pronouns

5. Indefinite Pronouns

6. Indefinite Pronouns

7. Indefinite Pronouns

8. Other Notes…
When two nouns are separated by “or”, the pronoun will be singular. Ex: Did James or Nick want his work ahead of time? When two nouns are separated by “and”, the pronoun will be plural. Ex: Did James and Nick want their work ahead of time? Really tricky: When one antecedent is plural and one is singular, and they are separated by “or”, match the pronoun with the antecedent closest to it within the sentence. Ex: Did James or the girls want their work ahead of time?