Do you agree?. Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement By Mrs. Peterson English I. What is agreement?. Words in sentences must agree with each other. Words can either be singular or plural. . Singular vs. Plural words. Singular Words he she Karen Paul likes eats. Plural Words
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Do you agree? Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement By Mrs. Peterson English I
What is agreement? Words in sentences must agree with each other. Words can either be singular or plural.
Singular vs. Plural words • Singular Words he she Karen Paul likes eats • Plural Words their they girls boys help eat
Pronouns Pronouns, like other words, are either singular or plural. Her = Singular (you are referring to one girl). It = Singular (one thing). They=Plural (more than one person).
Indefinite Pronouns Some pronouns are indefinite…the number of people it refers to is not known…it is indefinite. These indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS singular: • Somebody • No one • Either • Neither • Nobody • Anyone • Anybody • Everyone • Someone
Pronoun vs. Antecedent • A pronoun refers to something earlier (antecedent) in the sentence. The word “her” is referring to “Sarah.” Without the word Sarah in the sentence, a reader would not know who “her” is. EXAMPLE: Sarah ate her food. Antecedent Pronoun Without the pronoun the sentence would read: Sarah is eating Sarah’s food.
Pronoun vs. Antecedent • Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in: • Number • Gender EXAMPLE: Sarah ate her food. They Agree! Sarah = singular/female Her = singular/female
Let’s look at another example: Tom drank his milk. The word “his” is referring to “Tom.” Tom = Singular/male His = Singular/male They Agree! Remember: a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender and number.
Let’s try a few: Directions: Click on the correct answer Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent . (I’m trying to say Megan likes the bicycle of Megan!). Megan likes ____ bicycle. • His • Their • Her • They
OOPS! Megan likes Their? bicycle. Sorry, they don’t agree in number. Remember - I’m trying to say Megan likes the bike of Megan. Try again!
OOPS! Megan likes They? bicycle. This doesn’t agree in number. Megan is singular and They is plural. Remember - I’m trying to say Megan likes the bike of Megan. Try again!
You are a Superstar! Great! Megan = Singular/female Her = Singular/female The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Ready for another? Directions: Click on the correct answer Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent . (I’m trying to say Michael gave the shirt of Michael to Julie!). Matthew gave ___shirt to Julie. • His • Their • Her • They
OOPS! Matthew gave Their? shirt to Julie That wasn’t very nice of Michael! What right does he have to give away a group shirt? Michael = singular Their = plural THEY DON”T AGREE Try again!
OOPS! Matthew gave HER? shirt to Julie. Though they agree in number (Michael = singular and her = singular), her is a female word! NO AGREEMENT Try again!
OOPS! Matthew gave THEY? shirt to Julie. This doesn’t even make sense!!! NO AGREEMENT Matthew = singular They = plural Try again!
You are a Superstar! Great! Michael = Singular/male His = Singular/male The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Looking at Indefinite Pronouns: Things get more complicated when you throw indefinite pronouns into the mix. Indefinite pronouns are a little tricky because many of them look like they are plural – but they are really singular! • Anyone • Anybody • Everyone • Someone • Somebody • No one • Either • Neither • Nobody Singular Pronouns!!
Example with an indefinite pronoun… Everyone ate his/her food. Pronoun Antecedent Everyone = Singular (yes, Maratha…it’s singular!) with an unknown gender. His/Her = Singular and to be gender equitable we use both his and her (we don’t want to offend anyone)!
Another indefinite example… Nobody completed his/her homework. Pronoun Antecedent Nobody = Singular with an unknown gender. His/Her = Singular and again to be gender equitable we use both his and her (we don’t want to offend anyone)!
Answer… Someone gave me their book. Pronoun Antecedent Someone = Indefinite Singular Pronoun Their = Plural They DON’T Agree!
Correct Sentence: Someone gave me his/her book. Someone = Indefinite Singular Pronoun His/Her = Singular They Agree!
Remember the Indefinite Singulars: • Anyone • Anybody • Everyone • Someone • Somebody • No one • Either • Neither • Nobody “Mrs. Peterson wants me to remember these… I know I can!” CHS A (old) “thinking” English I student!
Let’s test your new knowledge: Directions: Click on the correct answer Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent . Everyone sang ____song. • His • Their • His/Her • They
OOPS! Remember the indefinite pronouns! Try again!
You are a Superstar! Great! Everyone = Singular His/Her = Singular The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
Another: Directions: Click on the correct answer Either Tom or Dan gave his money. • Correct • Incorrect
OOPS! Remember the indefinite pronouns! Try again!
You are a Superstar! Great! Either/or = Singular His = Singular The pronoun agrees with its antecedent! See it diagrammed!
Diagrammed! Tom money gave or Either Dan his Either Tom or Dan gave his money.
Another: Directions: Click on the correct answer Somebody gave me their money. • Correct • Incorrect
OOPS! Remember the indefinite pronouns! Try again!
OOPS! You got it wrong! The correct answer is: Did anyone keep his/her pens? Figure out why this is the correct answer!
Why? Why is this the correct answer? Did anyone keep his/her pens? • His/her is singular & anyone is singular • Anyone is plural…plurals are singulars match. • Antecedents can’t agree with pronouns. • None!
