Pronoun - Antecedent
Fix the sentence: “They finished her coffee.”
They finished their coffee.
What is the plural of child?
Children
Fix the sentence: “The teacher’s are in the room.”
The teachers are in the room. (It is just a plural, with no ownership.)
When a sentence lists multiple verbs, they must match in what three things?
Tense, voice, and person
What does correct modifier placement do for a sentence?
It eliminates confusion by making the relationship between the description and its target clear.
Fix the sentence: “They forgot his homework.”
They forgot their homework.
“The childrens’ toys are scattered.”
The children’s toys are scattered.
“The teachers desk is tidy.” (There is only one teacher.)
The teacher’s desk is tidy. (One teacher owns the desk.)
What tense is used in “She ran, swam, and biked, all by herself”?
Past tense. All three verbs are consistent.
Fix the sentence: “I saw the Golden Gate Bridge riding my bike.”
Riding my bike, I saw the Golden Gate Bridge.
What does the word antecedent mean?
Something that comes before. It is the noun the pronoun refers back to.
Fix the sentence “The mices’ cheese was gone.”
The mice’s cheese was gone.
Fix the sentence: “The teacher’s lounge is busy.” (Many teachers share the lounge.)
The teachers’ lounge is busy. (This is a plural possessive.)
Fix the sentence: “She opened her binder, grabs a sharp pencil, and began to solve the math problem.”
She opened her binder, grabbed a sharp pencil, and began to solve the math problem.
In “I saw the Golden Gate Bridge riding my bike,” what is the sentence accidentally saying is riding the bike?
The Golden Gate Bridge
Fix the sentence: “The students finished the exam and handed them in.”
The students finished the exam and handed it in. (Exam is singular, so the pronoun must be singular.)
Fix the sentence: “The womens’ team won the game.”
The women’s team won the game.
Fix the sentence: “The childrens are running the lemonade stand.”
The children are running the lemonade stand.
Fix the sentence: “They run, swimming, and biked, all by themself.”
They ran, swam, and biked, all by themselves. (Present tense also works if every verb matches: “They run, swim, and bike.”)
Fix the sentence: “Walking into the classroom, the whiteboard looked completely clean to Maya.”
Walking into the classroom, Maya thought the whiteboard looked completely clean. (The person walking must come right after the modifier.)
Fix the sentence: “Every student in the advanced biology class must bring his own lab notebook on Tuesday.”
Every student in the advanced biology class must bring their own lab notebook on Tuesday.
Why is “childrens” incorrect?
“Childrens” is not a word. The plural is already children, so you only add ‘s to show possession (children’s).
“The child’s running the lemonade stand,” what does the "‘s" stand for?
It is a contraction of “child is.” It does not show ownership.
Fix the sentence: “He cooks dinner, washed the dishes, and will sweep the floor.”
He cooked dinner, washed the dishes, and swept the floor. (Present tense also works: “He cooks dinner, washes the dishes, and sweeps the floor.”)
Fix the sentence: “Eating lunch, the bell rang for the students.”
Eating lunch, the students heard the bell ring. (The students are the ones eating, so they must follow the modifier.)