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A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like
"he," "which," "none," and "you" to make your sentences less cumbersome
and less repetitive.
Personal Pronouns:
Possessive Pronoun:
Demonstrative Pronouns:
Interrogative Pronouns:
Indefinite Pronouns:
Pronoun Agreement:
A pronoun must always agree in number and gender with its antecedent (the word
or words to which the pronoun refers).
Examples:
After Christian scored the winning goal, his teammates voted him the most valuable
player.
The boys were thrilled with their victory.
Examples:
One of the boys on the hockey team broke his arm when he collided with the goalie.
Everyone must have his or her lines memorized by Monday.
Use a plural pronoun when there is more than one antecedent joined by and.
Example:
Juan and Maria effectively expressed their opinions, but the panel was unresponsive to
their suggestions.
When compound antecedents are joined by or, nor, either/or, neither/nor; the
pronoun should agree with the closer antecedent.
Examples:
Either Wendell or Omar will bring his basketball to practice.
Neither the doctor nor the nurses blamed themselves for the patient's death.
(Placing the plural antecedent last helps to avoid unnecessary awkwardness.)
Antecedents:
Example:
Even though the party was fun, it was crowded.
Pronoun:
Antecedent:
it
party