Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

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Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
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Pronouns

• Words that take the place of nouns
• I me my mine
• You your yours
• He, she, it his, her, its his, hers, its
• We our ours
• They their theirs

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Antecedent

• The noun(s) that is replaced by the pronoun.
• George
• The Car
• Sally and I
• George or John

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• A personal pronoun must agree with its antecedent
  in person, number, and gender.
• Person first person, second person, third
  person
• Sarah went with HER mother.
• Sarah is third person singular so is her. You
  would NOT say Sarah went with she mother.
• Gender male or female
• Sarah went with HER mother.
• Sarah is female and her is female. You would not
  say Sarah went with his mother.
• Number singular or plural
• Sarah went with HER mother.
• Sarah is singular and her is singular.

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Words between nouns

• Or or nor between two females singular her
• Jane or Amy will work on her homework.
• Or or nor between a male and female singular
  his or her.
• John or Amy will work on his or her homework.
• Or or nor between a male and a male Singular
  his
• John or Joe will work on his homework.

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• And between two words plural
• Joe and Jane are working on their homework.
• If the sentence starts with a number or a part
  that will be the antecedent of the pronoun.
• Everyone singular
• Both plural
• All plural
• Each singular
• Some plural
• Only one singular
• Neither singular
• Either singular