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17 Cards in this Set
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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 |
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 |
I
you he she it we they who |
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Case
2. Object |
me
you him her it us them whom |
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Case
3. Possessive |
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
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