Warm Up Subject Verb Agreement l Complete Part
Warm Up- Subject Verb Agreement l Complete Part A of the diagnostic test on pg. 141 -142 in your grammar book. l Have all grammar homework out and ready for me to stamp.
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Homework- Post Test I, pg. 164 -5 Quiz on Agreement: Monday 1/14
What’s a pronoun? antecedent? l Pronoun: Words that ‘stand in’ for nouns. Ex: I, you, he, she, it, etc. l Antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers. Does Julie have her book? l Because the book was lost, it had to be paid for. l
Rules #1 and #2 l Rule #1 l A pronoun should agree with its antecedent (the word to which a pronoun refers) in number and gender. l l Esperanza sold her bicycle to buy skates. Rule #2 l Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent and use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent (Make sure that the gender coincides as well): l Before I was born, both the Dodgers and the Giants moved their teams to California.
Rule #3 l If a singular antecedent may be either masculine or feminine, use both the masculine and feminine pronouns or Revise the sentence to make it plural. l Anyone who is going on the trip must bring his or her own pillow. l l Revised to be plural: All of the people going on the trip should bring their own pillow. Everyone who saw the trick tried to do it himself or herself. l Revised to be plural: All of those who saw the trick tried to do it themselves.
Rule #4 l Use a singular pronoun to refer to the following antecedents: anybody, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, neither, nobody, no one, somebody, and someone. Each of the girls wore her soccer uniform today. l One of the men forgot his wallet. l One should always be nice to his or her dog. l
Rule #5 l Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or nor. l l Either Mitchell or Bob promised to bring his amplifier. Neither Grace nor Jane said she knew how far it was to Sacramento. Awkward: Either Bob or Alice will play her guitar. Revised: Either Alice will play her guitar, or Bob will play his.
Rule #6 l Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by and. If you see Luca and Troy, tell them to come here. l Carl, Antonia, and Sally have finished their film. l
Rule #7 l When a singular and a plural antecedent are joined by or or nor, the pronoun usually agrees with the nearer antecedent. Neither the puppies nor our full grown dog likes its new dish. l Neither our dog nor the puppies like their new dishes. l
Review Ex 14 on page 161 (1 -10) Ex B on page 163 (1 -10)
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