Pronouns Antecedent Agreement and Its Uses
Pronouns Antecedent Agreement
An antecedent is the subject that is replaced by another word.
- Most times, it is replaced by a pronoun. (or it could be replaced by a noun or noun phrase)
- When Dolly was outside, it rained. She didn’t have any umbrella with her. So,she got wet.Since Dolly got wet in the rain, Dolly had gotten a cold. Now Dolly must go to see Dr. Harper who is Dolly’s doctor.
- (Here the subject ‘Dolly’ is repeated unnecessarily. So, to avoid it, we use pronouns ‘she’, ‘her’. So, Dolly is the antecedent which is replaced by pronouns.)
- The antecedent and the word it is replacing must agree in number. If the antecedent is singular, the pronoun must also be singular.
- Dolly – she, her (all singular)
- If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must also be plural.
Compound subjects as antecedents
- If there are two subjects, then look at the conjunction (and, or, etc.), to decide whether to use singular or plural pronouns.
- Tim and Tiff any went to Miami, where they visited their grandparents. (‘and’ means both people, so use plural pronoun.)
- Either Tina or Tiff any will go help her grandparents to repaint the house. (‘or’ means only one. So, use singular pronouns)
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