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Pronouns/Antecedents
Group OneSteven DunnTyler CramerCrystal Caine
Charlotte Coile
Pronouns
•Words that substitute for nouns
e.g. he, she, it, we
He loves pronouns.
They don’t know what we are talking about.
Antecedent
•What a pronoun refers to
•Mainly found earlier in a sentence
Katie won’t answer me because she is busy.
Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement•The Antecedent and Pronoun have
to match in :
1.Number - 1st person, 2nd person...
2.Person - singular or plural
3.Gender - masculine, feminine, neutral
Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement
•Examples
I get worried when the neighbors let their dog out.
The dog goes wild, and he always messes up my front yard.
Nominative Pronouns
• Pronouns that function as the subject of a sentence
She did well on the quiz.
You should do well too.
Singular Plural
1st Person I We
2nd Person You You
3rd Person
He She It
They
Objective Pronouns
• Pronouns used as the direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition
Mary sent him a letter. (indirect)
Mary loves him. (direct)
Mary looked at him. (prepositional)
Singular Plural
1st Person Me Us
2nd Person You You
3rd Person
Him Her It
Them
Pronouns Ending in--one --thing --
body •Always singular
•Indefinite Pronouns : does not refer to a specific person
Anyone can do what they put their mind to.
Everything in this room is very valuable.
Nobody thinks that Jill’s sweater is ugly.