Do you agree?

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Do you agree?

• Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
• By Mrs. Peterson
• English I

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What is agreement?

• Words in sentences must agree with each other.
• Words can either be singular or plural.

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Singular vs. Plural words

• Singular Words
• he
• she
• Karen
• Paul
• likes
• eats

• Plural Words
• their
• they
• girls
• boys
• help
• eat

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Pronouns

• Pronouns, like other words, are either singular
  or plural.
• Her Singular (you are referring to one girl).
• It Singular (one thing).
• TheyPlural (more than one person).

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Indefinite Pronouns

• Some pronouns are indefinitethe number of people
  it refers to is not knownit is indefinite.

These indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS singular

• Somebody
• No one
• Either
• Neither
• Nobody

• Anyone
• Anybody
• Everyone
• Someone

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Pronoun vs. Antecedent

• A pronoun refers to something earlier
  (antecedent) in the sentence.

The word her is referring to Sarah. Without
the word Sarah in the sentence, a reader would
not know who her is.
EXAMPLE Sarah ate her food.
Pronoun
Antecedent
Without the pronoun the sentence would read
Sarah is eating Sarahs food.
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Pronoun vs. Antecedent

• Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in
• Number
• Gender

EXAMPLE Sarah ate her food.
They Agree!
Sarah singular/female Her singular/female
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Lets look at another example

• Tom drank his milk.

The word his is referring to Tom.
Tom Singular/male His Singular/male
They Agree!
Remember a pronoun must agree with its
antecedent in gender and number.
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Lets try a few

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that
agrees with the antecedent . (Im trying to say
Megan likes the bicycle of Megan!).
Megan likes ____ bicycle.

• His
• Their
• Her
• They

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OOPS!
Try again!
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OOPS!
Megan likes Their? bicycle.
Sorry, they dont agree in number. Remember -
Im trying to say Megan likes the bike of Megan.
Try again!
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OOPS!
Megan likes They? bicycle.
This doesnt agree in number. Megan is singular
and They is plural. Remember - Im trying to
say Megan likes the bike of Megan.
Try again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! Megan Singular/female Her
Singular/female The pronoun agrees with its
antecedent!
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Ready for another?

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that
agrees with the antecedent . (Im trying to say
Michael gave the shirt of Michael to Julie!).
Matthew gave ___shirt to Julie.

• His
• Their
• Her
• They

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OOPS!
Matthew gave Their? shirt to Julie
That wasnt very nice of Michael! What right
does he have to give away a group shirt? Michael
singular Their plural THEY DONT AGREE
Try again!
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OOPS!
Matthew gave HER? shirt to Julie.
Though they agree in number (Michael singular
and her singular), her is a female word! NO
AGREEMENT
Try again!
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OOPS!
Matthew gave THEY? shirt to Julie.
This doesnt even make sense!!! NO
AGREEMENT Matthew singular They plural
Try again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! Michael Singular/male His
Singular/male The pronoun agrees with its
antecedent!
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Easy, Right?
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Looking at Indefinite Pronouns

• Things get more complicated when you throw
  indefinite pronouns into the mix.

Indefinite pronouns are a little tricky because
many of them look like they are plural but they
are really singular!

• Anyone
• Anybody
• Everyone
• Someone
• Somebody
• No one
• Either
• Neither
• Nobody

Singular Pronouns!!
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Example with an indefinite pronoun

• Everyone ate his/her food.

Pronoun
Antecedent
Everyone Singular (yes, Marathaits singular!)
with an unknown gender. His/Her Singular and to
be gender equitable we use both his and her (we
dont want to offend anyone)!
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Another indefinite example

• Nobody completed his/her homework.

Pronoun
Antecedent
Nobody Singular with an unknown gender. His/Her
Singular and again to be gender equitable we
use both his and her (we dont want to offend
anyone)!
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Why is this not right?

• Someone gave me their book.

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Answer

• Someone gave me their book.

Pronoun
Antecedent
Someone Indefinite Singular Pronoun Their
Plural
They DONT Agree!
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Correct Sentence

• Someone gave me his/her book.

Someone Indefinite Singular Pronoun His/Her
Singular
They Agree!
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Remember the Indefinite Singulars

• Anyone
• Anybody
• Everyone
• Someone
• Somebody
• No one
• Either
• Neither
• Nobody

Mrs. Peterson wants me to remember these I know
I can!
CHS
A (old) thinking English I student!
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Lets test your new knowledge

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Fill in the blank of the correct pronoun that
agrees with the antecedent .
Everyone sang ____song.

• His
• Their
• His/Her
• They

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OOPS!
Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! Everyone Singular His/Her
Singular The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Either Tom or Dan gave his money.

• Correct
• Incorrect

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OOPS!
Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! Either/or Singular His Singular The
pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
See it diagrammed!
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Diagrammed!
Tom
money
gave
Either
or
Dan
his
Either Tom or Dan gave his money.
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Somebody gave me their money.

• Correct
• Incorrect

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OOPS!
Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Did anyone keep their pens?

• Correct
• Incorrect

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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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OOPS!
You got it wrong! The correct answer is
Did anyone keep his/her pens?
Figure out why this is the correct answer!
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Why?

• Why is this the correct answer?

Did anyone keep his/her pens?

• His/her is singular anyone is singular
• Anyone is pluralplurals are singulars match.
• Antecedents cant agree with pronouns.
• None!

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Yahoo!You are correct!!
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Oh, notry again!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Everyone played well in their game.

• Correct
• Incorrect

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OOPS!
Remember the indefinite pronouns!
Try again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Does anybody have their ticket?

• Correct
• Incorrect

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OOPS!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

No one has his homework.

• Correct
• Incorrect

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OOPS!
You got it wrong!
Try another!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Wow, everyone did really well on their tests!

• Correct
• Incorrect

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OOPS!
You got it wrong!
Try another!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Another

• Directions Click on the correct answer

Somebody gave me their money.

• Incorrect
• Correct

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OOPS!
You got it wrong! The correct answer is
Somebody gave me his/her money.
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You need a little more practice!

• Check this out http//owlet.letu.edu/grammarlinks
  /pronouns/proagrtests/proagrtest1.html

You should also try this exercise again!
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You are a Superstar!
Great! The pronoun agrees with its antecedent!
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Bravo, Muy Bien, Way 2 go, you are cool, Yippee!
Now correct the agreement in your book reports!
Try your luck on web http//owlet.letu.edu/gramma
rlinks/pronouns/proagrtests/proagrtest1.html
Need more practice? Try again.