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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent
Definitions: Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun or noun phrase A.) My dad’s striped yellow cat is hiding. B.) She is hiding. (She=pronoun) Antecedent: The original noun that the pronoun replaces. Pronoun = she Antecedent= cat
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pronouns need to agree with (“match”) their antecedent’s number, person, and gender. E.g.: Cal brought his gerbil to school. There is agreement: Both the antecedent and pronoun are SINGULAR (number), 3rd PERSON (person), and MASCULINE (gender). Wrong (no agreement): Cal brought her gerbil to school. Cal brought their gerbil to school. Cal brought my gerbil to school.
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Agreement in Number Use singular pronouns to refer to antecedents as each, either, neither, one, anyone, everyone, everybody, somebody, another, nobody, and a person. (These are SINGULAR) E.g.: Neither of the brothers likes (his/their) room.
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Agreement in Number Continued
If two or more singular antecedents are joined by OR or NOR, look at the one nearest. Either Connie or Sue left (her/their) headset in the library. Neither the manager nor the players were crazy about (his/their) new uniforms. However, if two antecedents are joined by AND, always use the plural: Jared and Carlos are finishing (his/their) assignments.
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Agreement in Gender Use a masculine or feminine pronoun depending on the gender of the antecedent. Is either Connor or Grace bringing (his/her/his or her/their) baseball glove? When a person or everyone is used to refer to both sexes or either sex, you can choose to write the sentence in plural to avoid wordiness: Singular: A person should be allowed to choose (his or her/their) own footwear. Plural: People should be allowed to choose their own footwear.
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