Pronouns and Nouns Agreement

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.
• A word that takes the place of verbs.
• A word that takes the place of adjectives.
• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

What is the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces?

• Root Word
• Antiseptic
• Antecedent
• Antibiotic

What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?

My mother ate her salad.

(Who is "her" referring to?)

• My

• Mother

• ate

• salad

What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?

Students should go to their classes prepared.

• Students

• should

• classes

• prepared

Before the test, anyone can look at ____________ book.

Reminder: SINGULAR indefinite pronouns are anything ending in -body, -one, each, either, and neither. PLURAL indefinite pronouns are both, few, many, and several.

• his or her

• their

Neither of the girls was in ________ place.

Reminder: SINGULAR indefinite pronouns are anything ending in -body, -one, each, either, and neither. PLURAL indefinite pronouns are both, few, many, and several.

• her

• their

Both of the boys inherited _________________ mother's red hair.

Reminder: SINGULAR indefinite pronouns are anything ending in -body, -one, each, either, and neither. PLURAL indefinite pronouns are both, few, many, and several.

• his

• their

Does anyone have _____________ own flashlight?

• his or her
• their

Sooner or later, everyone must make ______________ own decisions.

• his or her
• their

Each of the rabbits has ____________ own pen.

• its 
• their