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A pronoun must agree with

its Antecedent in number,


gender, and person.
1st RULE
A singular pronoun must
correspond to a singular
antecedent.

Example:
The garbage man took away
25% more trash this holiday. He
began dreaming of a green
Christmas next year.
2ND RULE
A plural pronoun must refer to a
plural antecedent.
Example:
The garbage men work hard.
They wanted to go skiing in
Colorado.
Many students cast their vote
today.
3rd RULE
Pronouns that refer to a male or
female must refer to the correct
gender.

Example:
Fred drank milk before he ate dinner.
Susan ate steak after she went home.
1. Jane and Jill are twins they look
almost the same.
2. My pizza slice got col, but I ate it
anyway.
3. Jenny is a staff nurse. She works in a
government hospital.
4. President Duterte will go to China for
the inauguration of a school building
named after his mother Soledad.
5. Mc Arthur returned to the Philippines
as he promised.
6. Joyce Hing earns her living by
giving cultural awareness
workshops.
7. The teacher and the students
study their lesson for a week.
Answer Language Workshop A
page 250.
Encircle the pronoun used in the sentence
and underline the word being referred to.
1. Father and I walk around the subdivision
every morning. We take it as daily
exercise.
2. John treats all his coworkers with
respect.
3. Anne is a great speaker she should
enter the spelling Bee!
4. The teacher and the students study their
lesson for a week.
5. I didn’t have my umbrella so Marta lent

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