1. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pronouns: words that are used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns
Examples:
Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework
Ask Dan if he has done his homework.
Both of Sally's friends said both would help Lois to find Lois’s books.
Both of Sally's friends said they would help Lois find her books.

2. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
The word that a pronoun stands for (or refers to) is called its antecedent.
ante (before) + cede (to come) = antecedent (that which comes before)
Antecedents are nouns (or sometimes pronouns) in the sentence.
Antecedents usually come before the pronoun in the same sentence.
Antecedents sometimes appear in the sentence just before the one
with the pronoun.
Example: antecedent pronoun pronoun
Frederick, have you turned in your report?

3. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
A personal pronoun MUST agree with its antecedent in number and gender.

4. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

5. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
RULES
(1) Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or.
EXAMPLES:
Either Ralph or Carlos will display his baseball card
collection.
Nina or Mary will bring her CD player.

6. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
RULES
(2) Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedents joined by and.
EXAMPLES:
Isaac and Jerome went to the playground so that they could practice shooting baskets.
Elena and Roberto sent letters to their cousin in Costa Rica.

7. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
GENDER
(1.) Carlotta said that she found her book.
(2.) Aaron brought his skates with him.

8. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
GENDER
(3) The plant with mold on it is losing its leaves.

9. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
GENDER
(4) Every one of the parents praised his or her child's efforts.
(5.) No one in the play forgot his or her lines.
-one, -body, -thing....each, either, neither
SINGULAR!!

10. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
Agreement:
(6.) Someone in the class left behind his or her pencil.
(7.) Each of the snakes escaped from its cage.
(8.) Everyone is giving his or her opinion.

11. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
Agreement:
(9.) Either Colby or Grant will display his science project in the gym.
(10.) Sarah or Kathleen will bring her Ipod on the trip.
(11.) Kimberly or David will bring his/her PS3 to the party.

12. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
Agreement:
(12.) John and Josh went to Tree Top so that they could practice air hockey.
(13.) Christina and Blake sent information to their friends about Student Council.

13. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Guided Practice
Agreement:
(14.) The cast is giving its final performance. (Neutral ; Singular)
(15.) The cast is trying on their costumes (Neutral ; Plural)