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Title: Special Problems in PronounAntecedent Agreement
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Special Problems in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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Collective Nouns
- A collective noun (see page 407) is SINGULAR when
the noun refers to the group as a unit and PLURAL
when the noun refers to the individual members or
parts of the group. - SINGULAR The band is looking forward to its role
in the Rose Bowl Parade. - PLURAL The band were tuning their instruments
before the football game.
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Expression of Amount
- An expression of an amount (measurement,
percentage, fraction, etc.) may take a SINGULAR
or PLURAL pronoun, depending on how it is used.
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Expression of Amount contd
- SINGULAR when the amount is thought of as a
single unit. - ex Two hours is a long time. It could seem
like days. - PLURAL when the amount is thought of as separate
parts - Ex Two days (Monday and Friday) were cold and
rainy. They were so wet that practice was
cancelled.
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Exceptions to the Rule
- Some nouns that are plural take singular pronouns
(see chart on page 537). - Some nouns that are plural in form but that refer
to single items take plural pronouns - (see chart on page 537).
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Creative Works
- Even when plural in form, the title of a book,
song, movie, painting, play, etc. or the name of
a country, city, or organization generally takes
a singular pronoun. - Ex I grew up near Three Rivers, Arizona. It is
a beautiful place.
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Relative Pronouns
- The number of a relative pronoun (that, which,
who, whom, whose) is determined by the number of
its antecedent. - SINGULAR Laura, who never takes time on her
work, hurried through the test. - PLURAL All who want to volunteer for the job
should submit their applications soon.
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