STUDENT LESSON SUMMARY
LESSON
COPYMASTER
Antecedent Agreement with
Indefinite Pronouns
9
Grammar 9
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
antecedent:
a noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces or refers to
indefinite pronoun:
personal pronoun:
a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing
a pronoun in the first, second, or third person
HERE’S HOW
Step 1: Review indefinite pronouns and personal pronouns. Some indefinite
pronouns are always singular. Others are always plural. Some of them can be either singular
or plural, depending on how they are used.
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Personal Pronouns
Singular
Plural
First Person
I, me, my, mine
we, us, ours
Second Person
you, your, yours
you, you, yours
Third Person
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
they, them, their, theirs
Indefinite Pronouns
Singular
another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything,
much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something
Plural
both few
Singular or
Plural
all, any, most, none, some
many
several
Step 2: Use a singular personal pronoun with a singular antecedent.
EXAMPLE
Each of the tall buildings in Chicago has its own architectural merits.
Step 3: Use a plural personal pronoun with a plural antecedent.
EXAMPLE
Several of my friends wish that they had season tickets to the games.
Step 4: Look at the phrase or words following the indefinite pronoun to
tell you whether it is singular or plural in certain cases.
EXAMPLES
None of the city’s skyline has lost its appeal. (singular)
None of those buildings have lost their historic look. (plural)
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