Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Teachers are responsible for providing their students with accurate grades.
teachers/their
Everybody in this class has completed their homework already.
everybody/their
As the weather got colder everyone wished they had brought a coat.
everyone/they
A person needs to learn how to read or you will not do very well in school.
person/you
A student in that all-women's college should have no fears about his future.
student/his
Students should see an advisor if they have any questions.
students/they
Antecedents
Are the nouns, pronouns, or word phrases being replaced by the pronoun
his
Either Sam or Josh will bring a sample of ___dragon drawings.
Antecedents must agree in Gender
Boy=he, him, his, Girl=she,her, hers Inclusive= we, us, you, your, they, them, their, theirs
their
Either the juniors or the seniors are singing ___ class song.
his or her
Everybody on the committee had______ own agenda.
Antecedents must agree in Person
First: I, my, me, mine, we, us Second: you, yours Third: they, them, their, theirs
My grandmother really loved Juan. She left all her money to Federico and him.
Grandmother/she Juan/him
who
He is the one _____ committed the crime.
Neither Tashonda nor I is responsible for this mess.
I/you (As in the person speaking)
her
Jen or Dianne will give ____ presentation today.
Jill told Meagan that she had to get more sleep.
Meagan/she
Antecedents must agree in Number
Singular noun= singular pronoun Plural noun= plural pronoun
Pronouns
Take the place of a noun or possibly another pronoun
it
The class decided___wanted to do the project.