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1 Pronouns/Antecedent s Group One Steven Dunn Tyler Cramer Crystal Caine Charlotte Coile

2 Pronouns Words that substitute for nouns e.g. he, she, it, we He loves pronouns. They don’t know what we are talking about.

3 Antecedent What a pronoun refers to Mainly found earlier in a sentence Katie won’t answer me because she is busy.

4 Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement The Antecedent and Pronoun have to match in : 1. Number - 1st person, 2nd person... 2. Person - singular or plural 3. Gender - masculine, feminine, neutral

5 Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement Examples I get worried when the neighbors let their dog out. The dog goes wild, and he always messes up my front yard.

6 Nominative Pronouns Pronouns that function as the subject of a sentence She did well on the quiz. You should do well too. SingularPlural 1st Person IWe 2nd Person You 3rd Person He She It They

7 Objective Pronouns Pronouns used as the direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition Mary sent him a letter. (indirect) Mary loves him. (direct) Mary looked at him. (prepositional) SingularPlural 1st Person MeUs 2nd Person You 3rd Person Him Her It Them

8 Pronouns Ending in --one --thing --body Always singular Indefinite Pronouns : does not refer to a specific person Anyone can do what they put their mind to. Everything in this room is very valuable. Nobody thinks that Jill’s sweater is ugly.


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