PRONOUN

AGREEMENT (2)
CLASS XI GRAMMAR
SEMESTER 1
WISELY LEO CANDRA, S.S.
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to identify pronouns and their
antecedents.

Students will be able to recognize and correct

errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Students will be able to explain the importance of

personal pronouns in language.
PRONOUN AGREEMENT
Pronoun agreement is a common problem for
those who want to speak and write properly. Many
languages handle pronouns differently than
English, especially those with grammatical
gender. In most cases, a pronoun refers back to
a noun that appeared previously in the text or
conversation. That noun is called the antecedent
of the pronoun, and the noun and pronoun must
agree as to whether they are singular or plural.
RULES IN PRONOUN ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
Rule 10

Compound singular subjects connected by and but preceded by

each or every are singular and will take on a singular pronoun
referent.
Ex.
Each chair and bench in the gym is tagged by its stock number at
its back rest.
Every man and woman in this community owes his/her success to
the moral support of his/her fellow residents.
Rule 11

“Many a” or “Every” preceding an antecedent or a series of

antecedents will take on a singular referent.
Ex.
Every cow, pig, and horse had lost its life in the fire.

Singular singular

Many a girl wishes she could sing like Tina Turner.

Singular Singular
 Rule 12

A phrase or clause between the subject and verb does not change the number of the
antecedent.
Ex.

Rule 13

Titles of single entities. (books, organizations, countries, etc.) take a singular referent.

Ex.
 Rule 14

Plural form subjects with a singular meaning take a singular referent. (news, measles, mumps, physics,
etc)
Ex.

Rule 15

The number of vs A number of before a subject:

● The number of is singular.
Ex.
● A number of is plural.
Ex.

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