Make Pronouns and Antecedents Agree
Clear Pronoun References
I vs ME
Who vs Whom
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Common pronoun errors: -pronoun antecedent agreement (singular vs plural) -pronoun references -pronoun case (I vs Me, she vs her) -pronoun case (who vs whom)
What is common pronoun errors
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Antecedents: the word a pronoun refers to. Ex:After Andrew intercepted the ball, he kicked it hard. *he and it are substitutes for the nouns Andrew and ball.*
What is an antecedent
100
Subject case:(I, you, he, she, it) when a pronoun function as a subject it must be in the subject case. Ex: Sylvia and I shared the award. Objective case:(me, you, him, her) when a personal pronoun is used as a direct or indirect object, or the object of preposition. Ex:Alice gave me a surprise party.
What is subject and objective case
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Who and whoever are subject-case pronouns, are used for subjects and subject complements. whom and whomever are objective-case pronouns are used for objects.
What is who and whom used for
100
Anybody somebody everybody are what type of pronouns?
What is indefinite pronouns
200
Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific persons or things. ex: anybody, nobody, somebody etc Ex: When someone travels outside the U.S. they need to have a passport. (Incorrect) *replace someone travels to people travel or they need to he or she needs*
What is indefinite pronouns
200
ambiguous pronoun references occur when a pronoun could refer to two possible antecedents.
What is an ambiguous reference
200
Appositives: are noun phrases that rename nouns or pronouns ex:The newspaper reporter interviewed only two witnessess, the bicyclist and I. *Change I to me.*
What is an appositive
200
Who and whoever function as the subjects of the clause they introduce. Ex:First prize goes to the runner whom earns the most points. *whom changes to who* Ex:The tutor who I was assigned to was very supportive. *who is changed to whom*
What is a subordinate clause.
200
crowd, family, team, are what type of nouns?
What is a collective noun
300
Generic nouns:represents a typical member of a group and are singular. Ex: Every runner must train rigorously if he or she wants to excel.
What is generic nouns
300
Implied reference: when a pronoun refers to an implied word not in the sentence. Ex:After braiding Ann's hair, Sue decorated them with colorful ribbons. *them should be the braids*
What is an implied reference.
300
When deciding if we or us should precede a noun try omitting the noun and use which pronoun works the best. When a comparison begins with than or as, your choice of pronoun depends on your meaning.
What is a helpful hints
300
a word a pronoun refers to
What is an antecedent
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Collective nouns such as crowd, committee, couple name a group. If the group is a unit it is singular, if the group functions as an individual it is plural. The committee granted its permission to build (unit-singular) The committee put their signatures on the letter (individual-plural)
What is a collective noun
400
When using this, that, which, and it, it should refer to specific antecedents
What is broad reference
400
An infinite is the word to followed by a verb. When an infinite has a subject it must be in an objective case and objects of infinitives also are in the objective case. Ex:Ms. Wilson asked John and I to drive the senator and her to the airport. *I is changed to me and she to her.*
What is subjects and objects of infinitives.
400
her, him,me, them is what type of pronoun case
What is an objective case
500
Compound antecedents joined with and are plural. When joined with either, neither, or nor make the sentence agree with the nearest antecedent. ex: Neither the mouse nor the rats could find their way through the maze.
What is compound antecedent
500
They should always refer to a specific antecedent. It should not be used indefinitely in constructions. Ex: It is said on television... You is appropriate only when the writer is addressing the reader directly.
What is indefinite use of they, it, and you
500
Pronoun that modifies a gerund (verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun) should be in the possessive case (my, your, his)
What is a possessive case
500
a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
What is a gerund
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