Vikram Thakor

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Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement Error

• Vikram Thakor
• Andres
• Christina

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What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• Pronoun antecedent agreement is when the pronoun
  agrees in number (referring to singular or
  plural) and person (referring to first, second,
  or third person) with its antecedent.
• A singular pronoun refers to a singular
  antecedent.
• A plural pronoun refers to a plural antecedent

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Pronoun/Antecedent

• A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
• An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to
  which a pronoun refers.

Ex- The teacher forgot her book
her is the pronoun, and teacher is the antecedent
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Singular

• If The Antecedent Is Singular, The Pronoun Should
  Be Singular

Ex- Each of these computers has their
drawbacks Singular
Plural
Change The Plural To Singular Each Of these
computers has its drawbacks
Singular
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Plural

• If The Antecedent Is Plural, The Pronoun Should
  Be Plural.

Ex- The store is looking for clerks who knows
about gardening
Not Plural. Change It To Know. So The pronoun
who refers to clerks. The verb must agree
with this plural subject.
The store is looking for clerks who know about
gardening
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More Examples

• Everyone should make their own decision.

Plural
Change It To Singular
Everyone should make his or her own decision
Singular
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More Examples

• Use a plural pronoun when each member of the
  group acts as an individual.

A Person Who Cares About The Environment Will
Recycle Their Aluminum Cans
Person Is Singular
Plural
People Who Care About The Environment Will
recycle Their Aluminum Cans
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General rule

• Remember this if the pronoun contains the words
  "one" "thing," or "body," then the pronoun is
  singular

Singular
Plural
All Few Most Several Both Many Others some
Another Anything Everybody Either No
one Somebody
Anybody Each Everyone Neither Nothing Someone
Make sure that a verb agrees with its subject
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Sources

• http//depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/agreement_
  pa.htm
• http//www.penandpage.com/EngMenu/grampa.htm
• http//www.uvsc.edu/owl/tests/agreemnt/agreemnt.ht
  ml