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A Pronoun is
A word used to stand for or take the place of a noun Example: She is going shopping.
She is the pronoun because it takes the place of
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A Antecedent is
A noun to which the pronoun refers to. It usually goes before the noun.
Ante = before Antecedents must agree with its pronoun in
order
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When Abby went shopping, Abby bought a shirt. When Abby went shopping, she bought a shirt.
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An antecedent is what we call the noun before the pronoun. A pronoun replaces a noun. Antecedents and pronouns must agree
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Examples
Hannah wore Hannahs dress. Hannah wore her dress. Matt ate Matt food. Matt ate his food. Sarah and Kate did Sarah and Kates homework. Sarah and Kate did their homework.
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Indefinite Pronouns as Antecedents Usually the following pronoun antecedents take singular pronoun referents
Each, either, neither, one, no one, nobody, nothing, anyone, anybody, anything, someone, somebody, something, everyone, everybody, everything
Example:
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Many students do their homework. Both of the dogs chew their bones.
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When the object of the preposition is uncountable use singular, when the object is countable use plural.
Singular:
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Compound Subjects
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Rules
Singular Titles of single entities (books, organization, countries, etc.) The number of Every or many a before a noun series Plural subject with a singular meaning (news, physics, etc.) Plural A number of
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Answer: D
Every or Many a
Every dog, horse, and cow had save its life by escaping the fire.
a) b) c) d) theirs Her/his their Its
Answer: D
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Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team, etc.) can be singular or plural depending on the meaning.
The jury read ____ verdict.
a) b) c) d)
Answers: A, C
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