Msc - Pronouns

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Pronouns -

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it
they
them
their

What is the antecedent?! - Every Pronoun MUST refer to ONE antecedent

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Pronouns - is the noun a noun?

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Watch out for nouns used as adjectives - These CANNOT be antecedent of pronouns

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Pronoun - Antecedent

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The needed antecedent MUST exist and MUST function as a NOUN

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Pronoun - Antecedent
MUST MAKE SENSE TOGETHER

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If the Pronoun is replaced with the noun does the sentence make sense still?

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Number

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Antecedent and Pronoun Must Aggree in Number

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Case
1. Subject

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I
you
he
she
it
we
they
who

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Case
2. Object

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me
you
him
her
it
us
them
whom

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Case
3. Possessive

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my/mine
your/yours
his
her/hers
its
ours/our
their/theirs
whose

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Noun in the possive case?

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Usually nouns in possessive case do not make good antecedents

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Pronouns and Cases

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Pronoun in Subject position in one clause may ofthen be presumed to refer to the subject of a parallel clause, even if that subject is far away.

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Possesive Nouns ('s or s')

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Generally make poor antecedents - however, possive pronouns can go with possive nouns.

Try to avoid ambiguity by taking the noun out of the possessive tense

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The Deadly Five

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it
its
they
them
their - PLURAL
ALWAYS find the antecedent and check viability

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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this
that
those
these
Maybe used as adjectives in front of nouns

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That / Those

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indicate a new copy

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It / They

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indicate the same actual thing

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That / those - agree in number?

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if the number changes - repeat the noun.

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This / These for nouns

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Do NOT use This, These, That, or Those in place of nouns. Use It They, or Them