Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
George found his backpack.
George is the _____________ for his.
What is an antecedent
Correct the shift in this sentence: "When students study hard, you will likely get better grades."
What is "When students study hard, they will likely get better grades"? (Shifts from 3rd person to 2nd person).
In the sentence "Sarah and Jane went to the store, and she bought milk," the pronoun "she" is considered a __________ pronoun because it could refer to either girl.
What is a vague (or ambiguous) pronoun?
This type of clause contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence
What is an independent clause?
Identify where the commas belong: "I need to buy eggs milk bread and butter."
What is "eggs, milk, bread, and butter"?
All of the students forgot (his or her / their) permission slips for the field trip.
What is their?
Correct the shift in this sentence: "If one wants to succeed in this class, you must complete every assignment."
What is "If one wants to succeed in this class, he or she (or one) must complete every assignment"? (Shifts from 3rd person "one" to 2nd person "you").
Fix the vague pronoun in this sentence: "The car hit the wall, but it wasn't damaged."
What is "The car hit the wall, but the car (or the wall) wasn't damaged"?
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: "Since it was raining, we decided to stay inside and watch a movie.
What is "Since it was raining"?
Add commas to this sentence: "We spent the day hiking the trail swimming in the lake and singing by the fire."
What is "hiking the trail, swimming in the lake, and singing by the fire"?
Neither of the girls finished (her / their) science project on time.
What is her?
Correct the shift in this sentence: "If a person wants to join the club, they must sign the waiver."
What is "If a person wants to join the club, he or she must sign the waiver" OR "If people want to join, they must..."? (Shifts from singular "person" to plural "they").
Correct this sentence to remove the vague pronoun: "I called the office, but they didn't answer."
What is "I called the office, but the receptionist (or the staff) didn't answer"?
Identify the independent clause in this sentence: "After the movie ended, we went for pizza."
What is "we went for pizza"?
Do you need a comma in this series of adjectives? "The big red barn sat on the hill."
What is no?
Either the lead actors or the director must give (his / their) approval for the script changes.
What is his?
(Note: When using "either/or," the pronoun must agree with the closest antecedent, which is the singular "director.")
Correct the shift in this sentence: "The jury has reached their verdict after three days of deliberation."
What is "The jury has reached its verdict"?
Fix the vague reference in this sentence: "Leo practiced his guitar for six hours yesterday. This made his fingers sore."
What is "...This long practice session made his fingers sore"?
The number of independent clauses in this sentence, "Although I am tired, I will finish my homework, and then I will go to sleep." is...
What is 2? They are "I will finish my homework" and "I will go to sleep."
Without an Oxford comma, this sentence is confusing: "I love my parents, Lady Gaga and Humpty Dumpty." Why is it confusing?
What is "it makes it sound like your parents are Lady Gaga and Humpty Dumpty"?
Every homeowner and tenant is responsible for (his or her / their) own snow removal.
What is his or her?
Restate this sentence to fix the shift and the awkwardness: "Every doctor should listen to your patients if you want to provide the best care."
What is "Every doctor should listen to his or her patients if he or she wants to provide the best care" OR "Doctors should listen to their patients if they want..."?
Restate this sentence to be perfectly clear: "When the teachers met with the parents, they expressed their concerns about the new policy."
What is "The parents expressed their concerns when they met with the teachers" (or vice versa)?
Identify the independent clause. Hint it is just 2 words.
"Before the bell rings, make sure that you have cleared your desk."
What is make sure?
Fix the punctuation for this list of chores: "I need to wash the dishes, sweep the kitchen, and mop, do the laundry, and clean the bathroom, scrub the tub, and wipe the sink."
What is "I need to wash the dishes, sweep the kitchen, and mop; do the laundry; and clean the bathroom, scrub the tub, and wipe the sink?"