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School Year 2021-2022
COMMUNICATION ARTS IN ENGLISH 10 (3 QUARTER)
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Use Pronoun s Effectively

Objectives: The students should be able to:
1. define pronoun and antecedent;
2. identify the different kinds of pronouns;
3. use correct pronoun in a sentence; and
4. pin point the antecedent of a pronoun given in a sentence: and
5. write a short story using correct pronoun and antecedent agreement.
Introduction and Review
PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
Even if pronouns are one of the basic things that we have learned in grammar,
there are still some concepts that we still have a difficulty in understanding. One of
them is the Pronoun-Antecedent agreement. With the help of this article and the
examples cited, you will be able to understand Pronoun-Antecedent agreements better.
What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is defined as a word that is used to substitute or to stand or to
take the place of a noun.
Types and List of Pronouns
Below are the nine types of pronouns as well as the pronouns that consist each
category:
1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS
those associated with a certain person, thing, or group; all except you
have distinct forms that indicate singular or plural number
Subjective Pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, what, who
Objective Pronoun
me, him, her, it, us, you, them, whom
2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
those designating possession or ownership
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
3. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
those used to point to something specific within a sentence
this, that, these, those
4. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
those which introduce a question
who, whom, which, what, whose, whoever, whatever,
whichever, whomever
5. RELATIVE PRONOUNS
those which refer to nouns mentioned previously, acting to
introduce an adjective (relative) clause
who, whom, whose, which, that, what, whatever, whoever,
whomever, whichever

6. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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those preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which
they refer, and ending in –self or –selves
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
7. INTENSIVE PRONOUNS
those ending in –self or –selves and that serve to emphasize their
antecedents
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
8. RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
those expressing mutual actions or relationship; i.e. one another
each other, one another
9. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
those referring to one or more unspecified objects, beings, or places
anything, everybody, another, each, few, many, none, some, all, any, anybody, anyone,
everyone, everything, no one, nobody, nothing, none, other, others, several, somebody,
someone, something, most, enough, little, more, both, either, neither, one, much, such.

Lesson Proper: Study these notes carefully.

PRONOUN RULES
Here are a few important rules for using pronouns, take note that the pronouns
used in the sentence are in bold:
A. Subject pronouns can be used to introduce a sentence
e.g. We are the champions of the inter-school competition.
B. Subject pronouns can be used in renaming the subject.
e.g. It was she who chose we give up the fight.
 Take note that indefinite pronouns do not have antecedents since they can stand alone.
e.g. No one likes the idea of giving up.
C. Object pronouns can be used to be in the place of the following:
direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.
e.g. John talked to him about the discrepancies of the previous
administration.
D. Possessive pronouns, as the name suggests, show ownership and does not
anymore find the need of including apostrophes.
e.g. The dog wagged its fluffy tail.
What is an Antecedent?
An antecedent is defined as a noun or pronoun to which another noun or
pronoun is referring to and it usually goes before the pronoun.
The word antecedent is derived from Latin, which means “to go before” and its
name is also derived from the idea that a pronoun refers to something that has been

previously mentioned in the sentence. Keep in mind that an antecedent does not
always come before its pronoun despite the term.
Hence, if you have a pronoun used in the sentence, it is already understood that
you should include an antecedent.

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What is a Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement?
Now that you have already understood pronouns and antecedents, let us
now discuss what pronoun-antecedent is all about:
The pronoun-antecedent agreement is an agreement between the number,
which refers to either singular or plural, and person, which refers to first,
second, or third person, with its antecedent .

RULES FOR PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT

Rule 1
A pronoun and its antecedent must agree and it both should be singular or
both should be plural.

e.g.
Singular: Mr. Sy finished checking his students’ test papers.
Plural: The teachers finished checking their students’ test papers.
Singular: The doctor scanned the results of his patient’s physical examination.
Plural: The doctors examined the results of their patients’ physical examinations.
Singular: The child cried his heart out after seeing his parents leave.
Plural: The children cried their hearts out after seeing their parents leave
Rule 2
There are some indefinite pronouns that have a plural meaning. However, it
should be treated as grammatically singular.
Incorrect sentence : Everyone in the office eats their lunch inside the pantry.
Correct singular : Everyone in the office eats his or her lunch inside the pantry.
Correct plural: All of the people in the office eats their lunch inside the pantry.
Incorrect sentence: Somebody has left their bag in the office.
Correct singular: Someone has left his or her bag in the office.
Incorrect sentence: Anyone who leaves their things behind in the office are fined.
Correct singular: Anyone who leaves his or her things behind in the office is fined.
Rule 3
You have to treat generic nouns as singular despite its plural meaning and
be careful of using a or any, every, or each.
Incorrect: Every girl in the cheering squad must at least try jumping from the
highest platform if they want to be good at it.
Correct: Every girl in the cheering squad must at least try jumping from the highest
platform if she want to be good at it.
Incorrect: The girls in the cheering squad must at least try jumping from the highest
platform if they want to be good at it.

Incorrect: A barista must work well if they want become the manager of the cafe.
Correct: A barista must work well if he or she wants to become the manager of the
café. OR Baristas must work well if they want to become the manager of the cafe.
Incorrect: Each student must provide their parent’s consent if they want to join the

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field trip.
Correct: Each student must provide his or her parent’s consent if he or she want to
join the field trip. OR Students must provide their parent’s consent if they want to join
the field trip.
Rule 4
Treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.
Here are some collective nouns you can make use in your sentences:
club couple family troop class committee
crowd audience jury group
Singular: The group fulfilled its promise
Plural: The group wrote their promises on the wall.
Rule 5
When compound antecedents are connected by and, treat it as plural.
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 the can fetch a pail of water.
Rule 6
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.
Example:
Neither Jack nor Jill could fetch a pail of water on their own.
Either the cat or the dog would ear the leftover food.

How to Correct Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Problems?

Here’s an example of an incorrect sentence:
When someone is heavily sleeping, they do not want to be roused from it.
1. Replace the plural pronoun with he or she, or it (or his or her or its)
When someone is heavily sleeping, he or she does does not want to be
roused
from it.
2. Make the antecedent plural.
When graveyard employees are heavily sleeping, they do not want to be
roused
from it.
3. Rewrite the sentence so that there will be no problem of agreement.
A graveyard employee who is heavily sleeping does not want to be roused
from
it.

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Additional Notes:
There are a lot of people who would get confused with who’s because it
looks and sounds like a possessive pronoun but actually is not but a contraction
of who is. There are also people who would get confused
with whose and who’s. Whose is the possessive form of both who and which
and it is like the possessive form of who.
Here are some sentence examples that would clarify the difference
between the two:
Who’s ( Who is)
Who’s the one who stole my handkerchief?
Who’s winning the game?
Who’s the culprit?
Who’s playing in the playground?
Who’s crying out loud in the classroom?
Whose ( “Kanino” in Filipino language)
Whose paper is this, his or hers?
So whose papers are those?
Tell him whose papers you are going to hand first.
He whose expression is tired is the one who studied all night long.
Whose child is this?
There are also a lot of people who would get confused
with he’s and his but he’s is actually a contraction for he is or he has.
Here are some sentences examples that would clarify between the two:
He’s or She’s
He’s going to buy that dog soon.
I have no idea what he’s up to.
I think he’s up to something.
He’s always with me.
Do you think he’s going to buy the dog?
There are some sentences that do not mention the sex of the person. This is
when finding a pronoun that would agree with its antecedent gets difficult.
This sentence show gender bias:
A student must hand in his parent’s waiver before the day of the field trip.

 It shows gender bias because a student can be a girl or a boy.

Here are the possible solutions:
Pluralize: Students must hand in their parent’s waiver before the day of the field trip.
Use his or her: A student must hand his or her parent’s waiver before the day of the
field trip.

A tip:

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After writing a sentence, you might want to check whether the pronouns you used in
your sentence agree with their antecedents in both number and person.
Here are some steps you could do in checking:
1. First, look for what the antecedent is.
2. Match the antecedent with a pronoun that is consistent in number.
3. If the pronoun is singular, the antecedent should be singular.
4. Identify the person (first, second, or third person) of the antecedent, and
then match the pronouns in person.

Practice:
Direction: From the choices, write on the space provided the pronoun that
will correctly complete the meaning of the following sentences below.
1. If someone sees a crime, __________ should report it to the police.
he or she they it
2. Neither of the boys has done __________ homework.
their his his or her
3. Each of the employees works hard in __________ job.
his or her their themselves
4. Several of the MPs have voted how ____________ want.
he or she themselves they
5. Anybody who wants to come is welcome, but ________ must sign in first.
they he or she him or her
6. Some of the children held _________ mother’s hand.
his or her its their
7. Some of the roof has lost _________ tiles.
his or her its their
8. Both of the women agreed that _________ food was not good.
their her its
9. None of the drivers has passed _________ driving test.
his or her they their
10. One of my uncles has changed _________ address.
his their his or her
Seat Work No. 1

Direction: Circle the pronoun that agrees in number with its antecedent.
Example:
Each of the girls makes (her, their) own clothes.
The correct pronoun is her, which refers back to the singular “Each”.

1. The jury finally made (its, their) decision.

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2. Neither Dave nor his parents offered (his, their) advice.

3. Either of the two boys will offer (his, their) help.
4. Neither the Library of Congress nor the New York Public Library has (its, their) own
film rooms.
5. Every person should have (his or her, their) own savings account.
6. Neither the baseball players nor the managers want to lose (his, their) side of the
argument.
7. Each student should turn in (his or her, their) paper now.
8. Does everyone have (his or her, their) textbook?
9. Everyone has the right to (his or her, their) own opinion.
10. One of the girls agreed to drive (her, their) own car.
Seat Work No. 2
Direction: In the following sentences, write the correct form of the underlined
pronoun in the space provided. Write C if the sentence is correct.

EXAMPLE:
they I’ve never known anyone to enjoy a carnival as much as them.

________ 1. The dean and Professor Smithers will sit on the platform in front of you
and I.
________ 2. Us two and the five tellers were told yesterday that the bank will begin
opening on Monday mornings.
________ 3. Did you hear about him?
________ 4. Although both Jose and her were experienced drivers, they hesitated to set
out across the rocky mountain.
________ 5. Standing behind he and Susie in the long line at the seafood restaurant
were their former neighbors.
________ 6. The kindergarten children had not met the new principal and she.
________ 7. Coach is an eternal perfectionist; he simply will not accept the attitude of
some of us.
________ 8. No one but he could have inspired the team to play as it has this year.
________ 9. Everybody except him had predicted a miserable record.
________ 10. The dancers in the next scene—Louisa, Rosie, and me—have never
appeared before so large an audience.

QUIZ

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Direction: Rewrite each sentence that contains an error in the reference of a pronoun.
Note that some sentences may be corrected in more than one way. Write C if the
sentence is correct.
Example: Ken is a sales representative, and he thrives on it.
Correction: Ken is a sales representative, and he thrives on his job.
1. When you have to walk from the subway to your office, a woman needs to wear one
pair of shoes and carry another.

2. Adam, look at your watch to see whether it is almost time for this lecture to be over.

3. The man in front of me at the market had a heap of groceries in his cart, which
delayed my work.

4. When we read that Will and Ariel Durant were both historians, we became
interested
not only in them but also in it.

5. If a man decides to order a monogrammed shirt, you should be absolutely sure that
it will fit.

6. Coach Mike told John that he had to spend more time on the track if he expected to
stay in shape.

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PERFORMANCE
1. Use a separate sheet/s to write an anecdote. An anecdote is a usually short
narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident.
STANDARDS: 10 to 20 sentences (could exceed until 25 sentences only)
may be handwritten or typewritten
If typewritten, use 12 as font size and Tahoma as font face.
Use at least eight (8) kinds of pronouns.
encircle all the pronouns used
Name and section should be indicated in the paper to be
Submitted.

Rubrics:
Correct Use of Pronouns 50%
Correct Usage (Grammar) 20%
Content 15%
Compliance 10%
Legibility and Neatness 5%
100%

2. Use a separate sheet/s to write a short story of about your unforgettable

experience.
STANDARDS:
1. Be sure that there will be a lesson learned or an insight gained in your story.
2. Make sure that there will be at five (5) sentences showing the pronoun and
antecedent agreement.
3. Underline the antecedent and circle the pronoun used.
4. 10 to 20 sentences (could exceed until 25 sentences only)
5. may be handwritten or typewritten
6. if typewritten, use 12 as font size and Tahoma as font face

Rubrics:
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement 50%
Correct Usage (Grammar) 20%
Content 15%
Compliance 10%
Legibility and Neatness 5%
100%

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