Definitions
This is a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
Give an example of a concrete noun.
Answers vary- Something you can experience with your 5 senses.
Why is it important to use an antecedent before using a pronoun?
Antecedents give clarity to sentences.
Indefinite pronouns must agree with the rest of the sentence.
This is the pronoun that is most likely a vague pronoun within a sentence.
What is "it"?
This type of noun is NOT tangible. It cannot be experienced with your 5 senses.
What is an abstract noun?
"When I go to Chick-fil-a, I always order extra chicken nuggets." Proper noun?
Chick-fil-a
This indefinite pronoun is PLURAL all the time.
What is both, few, many, OR several?
When Eric spoke to his girlfriend's father, he was very polite."
What is the vague pronoun?
He is a vague pronoun. It can refer to Eric or the girlfriend's father.
This takes the place of or refers to a noun.
What is a pronoun?
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
"During the Fall, the leaves turn colors and gently fall to the ground where they get stepped on by the feet of tiny children."
5 nouns!
Fall, leaves, ground, feet, & children
"The hostages have been released for months, but some have not yet recovered from the experience." What is the antecedent to the pronoun some?
Not everyone (knows, know) that you have to put in work to be successful.
Not everyone KNOWS that you have to put in work to be successful.
"Take the radio out of the car and fix it."
What is the vague pronoun?
The vague pronoun is it because it can refer to car and radio.
This is a pronoun that has an unclear or more than one antecedent.
What is a vague pronoun?
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
"If you come to school with the right attitude, you will have great success."
3 nouns!
School, attitude, and success
What is the antecedent to the pronoun THAT?
Woman
At the trial, EACH of the witnesses told (their, his or her) story.
At the trial, EACH of the witnesses told HIS OR HER story. (must agree-singular)
FIX the vague pronoun!
"After the coach yelled at John, he felt terrible."
"After the coach yelled at John, the coach felt terrible."
OR
"After the coach yelled at John, John felt terrible."
This is a pronoun that does NOT have a definite antecedent.
What is the noun?
"The marching band practiced and practiced."
BAND (marching is an adjective)
What is the pronoun in the following sentence?
"Who brought a dog to the study session?"
These indefinite pronouns can be singular OR plural depending on the sentence.
All, any, most, none, & some
FIX the vague pronoun!
"Last week I had three tests and a book report due. It was much better this week."
"Last week I had three tests and a book report due. MY SCHEDULE was much better this week."