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.