PRONOUN-

ANTECEDENT
AGREEMENT
WHAT IS ANTECEDENT?
The noun that the pronoun renames is called the antecedent.
WHAT IS PRONOUN?
A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun/ antecedent.
Pronouns are either singular or plural in number.
Example #1: Singular Antecedent and Pronoun
Singular Singular
antecedent pronoun

A student who wants to pass should do all of his or her

homework.
PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
-A pronoun must always agree with its antecedent in
number and gender.
-Antecedents come before the pronoun.

Example #1: Plural Antecedent and Pronoun

Plural Plural
antecedent pronoun

Students who want to pass should do all of their

homework.
Example #2: Singular Antecedent and Pronoun
Singular Singular
antecedent pronoun

a. Robert loves his dog. (With pronouns)

b. Robert loves Robert’s dog. (Without pronouns)
Example #2: Plural Antecedent and Pronoun
Plural Plural
antecedent pronoun

a. The students ate their lunch. (With pronouns)

b. The students ate the students’ lunch.

(Without pronouns)
CASES OF PRONOUNS

SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
-Pronouns that perform the action in a sentence.
(I, you, he, she, we, they, and who)

SUBJECT
-Any noun performing the main action in the sentence.

Example:
More Examples: SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
-Pronouns that receive the action in a sentence.
(me, you, him, her, us, them, and whom)
OBJECT
-Any noun receiving the main action in the sentence.

Example:
More Examples: OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS

performing receiving objective

subject action object pronoun

✓ I like Attack on Titan. I watched it last week.

(With Pronouns)

X I like Attack on Titan. I watched Attack on Titan

last week. (Without pronouns)
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
-Pronouns that demonstrate ownership, showing
that something belongs to a particular someone.
(my, mine, our, ours, its, his, her, hers, their, theirs, your,
yours)
More Examples: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Let’s try to identify the correct pronouns!

1. I reminded my neighbors to dispose of ____ garbage

properly.

Correct: I reminded my neighbors to dispose of their

garbage properly.
Incorrect: I reminded my neighbors to dispose of her
garbage properly.
2. Layla is collecting used plastic cups. ____ will
make a Christmas tree out of it.

Correct: Layla is collecting used plastic cups. She will

make a Christmas tree out of it.

Incorrect: Layla is collecting used plastic cups. They

will make a Christmas tree out of it.
3. We had lunch with Aunt Josephine yesterday. We
then gave ____ a gift.

Correct: We had lunch with Aunt Josephine yesterday.

We then gave her a gift.

Incorrect: We had lunch with Aunt Josephine yesterday.

We then gave them a gift.
4. Bobby loves to eat. ____ favorite food is menudo

Correct: Bobby loves to eat. His favorite food is

menudo.

Incorrect: Bobby loves to eat. Their favorite

food is menudo.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

-Pronouns that do not refer to any specific person, place,

or thing.
-Pronouns that can be singular, plural, or both, depending
on the context.

Example:
Example: