ORTEGA, MARIA SOVIETSKAYA B.

MEDTECH 1 YB-10

A. Give at least 10 rules on pronoun antecedents and agreement with examples.

Rule 1. A pronoun and its antecedents must agree and it both should be singular or both be
should plural.
Examples: Singular - Vien finished by all her activities today.
Plural - The students finished their all activities today.
Rule 2. There are some indefinite pronouns that have a plural meaning, However, it should
be treated as grammatically singular.
Examples: Incorrect - Somebody has lost their money.
Correct - Somebody has lost his or her money.
Rule 3. When a compound antecedent is connected by or or nor or by either... or or
neither... nor, make sure that you make the pronoun agree with the nearer antecedent.
Examples: Neither Vien nor Penelope could take a bath on her own.
Either the boys or girls would wash their dishes.
Rule 4. Treat collective noun as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.
Examples: Singular - The couple fulfilled its vows.
Plurals - The couple wrote their vows on a paper.
Rule 5. When compound antecedents are connected by and, treat it as plural.
Examples: Incorrect - Jack and Jill went up the hill where he or she can fetch a pail of water.
Correct - Jack and Jill went up the hill where they can fetch a pail of water.
Rule 6. A phrase or clause between the subject and verb does not change the number of
the antecedent.
Examples: The can of lima beans sits on its shelf
Rule 7. Compound subjects joined by and always take a plural referent
Examples: Julia and Lisa are practicing for their upcoming performance.
Rule 8. Collective nouns may be singular or plural, depending on meaning.
Examples: She made a cup of tea for the guest.
Rule 9. Titles of single entities take a singular referent.
Examples: The Philippines is known for its beautiful beaches.
Rule 10. Singular indefinite pronoun antecedents take singular pronoun referents.
Examples: Each of the students passed his or her assignments on time.

B. Read current news. List down 5 sentences with different pronouns and identify their
antecedents. You may copy paste the article or post the link source here.

1. A few vloggers sent their condolences to the Harake family.

Pronoun antecedent Plural Referent

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/445260/vlogger-zeinab-harake-suffers-miscarriage-bids-
goodbye-to-baby-boy?
utm_source=gallery&utm_medium=direct&fbclid=IwAR1pHvYke3SM4iJVDHRpD2elDJnsn8mSf8
WDNaSrehfLyoAdVPu-fIDE3zM

2. Anyone who travelled on ferries would have travelled on her.

Pronoun antecedent Singular Referent

https://www.9news.com.au/national/restoration-of-oldest-sydney-ferry-the-kanangra-set-to-
finish-in-10-years/a5a00405-e374-4c85-8c88-b145dc42cfcd#2

3. Someone else from the community had notified Ms Shearer-Lambert 

Pronoun Antecedents Singular Referent
https://www.9news.com.au/national/teenager-donates-car-he-saved-for-years-for-to-
northern-nsw-flood-victim/45f8d4d4-93dd-49e2-82e9-f233e2aa3134
4. They tried to take a boat to safety, then Russian rockets came raining down.

Pronoun Antecedent Singular Referent

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/13/europe/ukraine-kherson-russia-boat-family-intl-cmd/
index.html?fbclid=IwAR2vthz3330luHrJerR1BRO7LkAJtASkCZw0m_REmU0kKx-SLNKB-vSgmB0

5. Most of those deaths were in Pilar, with at least 28 bodies brought by boat to a sandy lot
Pronoun antecedent Plural Referent

near the municipal government building after roads leading to the settlement were cut off by
landslides.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/14/22/agaton-death-toll-hits-148-official-tallies?
fbclid=IwAR0cWqgtmBzN7-VwEKvfWxA64t7_0oiL9obKGdOVn-qCCiwnuJdnVrSLbCc