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A pronoun must agreewith its antecedent, the word that the pronoun
refers to.
6 Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedentsjoined
by and.
Priya,Lisa,and Frankare celebratingthein birthdaystoday.
Singular Indefinite
Pronouns
onybody
onyone
eoch
either
everybody everyone
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:::'o'
somebody
someone
B Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents
joined by or or nor.
bacl<pack
underthe table.
EitherPaulor Dannvhasleft &nfis
6 Use a singular pronoun when.the sentencehas a compound
subject but refers to only one person.
My teacherand mentorbegan&res'
careerat PrincetonUniversity.
6 Use a singular pronoun when the antecedent is one of the
singular indefinite pronouns at right:
Eachof the girlsinterviewed
hen grandmother.
fftnt,
"$lrtrng
When a singular indefinite pronouns refers to both males and
females,use ftis or her.
Everyone
must turn in his or firerpaperon Friday.
Sometimeshis or her
sounds awkward.
You can avoid this
construction by making
the subiect plural or by
rephrasing the sentence.
Studentsmust turn in
thein paperson Friday.
Papersare due on Friday
tD"re
eornect Frocnoq.ln
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Underline the pronoun in parenthesesthat agreeswith its antecedent.
EXAMnLECaraand Jimpacked(hisor her,their)lunches.
1. One of the girls will read (her, their) poem at the assembly.
2. Neither of the boys brought (his, their) flashlight.
3. Jeff's mother and father congratulated (his, their) son.
4. Either Hannah or Dot rides (her, their) bike to school.
5. Someone has left (his or her, their) keys in the door.
6. Did Alex or Dominic use (his, their) calculator on the test?
7. Each of the girls wore (her, their) new school uniform.
8. Jeannie, Bethany, and she wrote (her, their) r6sum6s.
9. Neither Noel nor Matt has finished (his, their) researchyet.
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r6sum6 meons "o
summory," ond comes
from the post porticiple
of the Frenchverb
r6sume4 which meons
"to sum up or
recopitulote."When you
look for o job, you need
o written r6sum6 of
your work experience.
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reement with Antecedent
)noun must agree with its antecedent,
to.
the word that the pronoun
* a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedentsioined
nJ.
:'tya,Lisa,and Frankarecelebrating
today'
their birthdays
re a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents
by or or nor.
underthe table.
rherPaulor Dannyhasleft his backpack
se a singular pronoun when the sentencehas a compound
but refers to only one person.
'.lv teacheranu mentorbeganher careerat PrincetonUniversity.
Singular lrr&flnttc
Pronoum
onyoooy
cnto^e
eoch
e:^e'
everybody
erc'ro.e
neither
.oDoo_,
no one
one
someDooy
sorfeoae
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moreon agreement\\,1'
such indefinitepronouns
as none and any.
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t se a singular pronoun when the antecedent is one of the
ular indefinite pronouns at right:
her grandmother.
:,rchof the girlsinterviewed
n a singular indefinite pronouns refers to both males and
Ies,use his or her.
:r'eryonemustturn in his or her paperon Friday.
Sometextsallowtheuseof thetrin thiscase.
ffir.t
Sometimes his or her
sounds awkward.
You can avoid this
construction by making
the subject plural or by
rephrasing the sentence.
S t u d e n tm
s u s tt u r n i n
t h e i r p a p e r so n F r i d a y .
P a p e ras r ed u e o n F r i d a y .
Choosing the Correct Pronoun
lerline the pronoun in parenthesesthat agreeswith its antecedent.
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C a r a a n d j i m p a c k e d( h i s o r h e r , t h e i r ) l u n c h e s .
One of the girls will read (her, their) poem at the assembly.
\either of the boys brought (hl!, their) flashlight.
leff's mother and father congratulated (his, their) son.
{ Either Hannah or Dot rides (her, their) bike to school.
5 Someonehas left (his or her, their) keys in the door.
Did Alex or Dominic use (his, their) calculator on the test?
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Eachof the girls wore (her, their) new school uniform.
l Ieannie, Bethany, and she wrote (her, ltrgll) r6sum6s.
{ \either Noel nor Matt has finished (his, their) researchyet.
The Englishnoun
r6sum6 meons "o
summory," ond comes
from the post porticiple
of the Frenchverb
r6sumer which meons
"to sum up or
recopitulote."When you
look for o job, you need
o written r6sum6 of
your work experience.
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