Eng089

Pronouns

Quiz #1

Review Quiz#1

Pronouns

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

What is a pronoun?
Substitutes a noun
He, she, it, her, him, they, we, us, them
What is an antecedent?
Noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to
Isabela gave her dog its bath.
Zack gave his sister her doll.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

Do not use plural pronouns to refer to singular
antecedents
Runners must train rigorously if he or she wants to
excel.
A medical student must study hard if they want to
succeed.
The recruiter may tell the truth, but there is much that
they choose not to tell.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

The pronoun almost always refers to the noun closest to
it.
It was pitch dark and my cat was still outdoors. I
grabbed my flashlight to begin the search and listened
for its purr.
What is purring?
The flashlight
It was pitch dark and my cat was still outdoors. I
grabbed my flashlight to begin the search and listened
for Magics purr.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

The pronoun almost always refers to the noun closest to
it.
While driving it at 200 mph around the North Pole,
Santa swerved to avoid hitting an elf and landed his
sleigh in a snowdrift.
What is it?
We dont know until the end of the sentence.
While Santa was driving his sleigh at 200 mph around
the North Pole, he swerved to avoid hitting an elf and
landed in a snowdrift.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

The pronoun almost always refers to the noun closest to
it.
Ive been to Canada, and I like them because they are
very kind to Americans.
Who are they?
Ive been to Canada, and I like the Canadians because
they are very kind to Americans.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

Compound subjects joined by and always take a plural
referent.
Jones and Smith made their presentation.
With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the referent
pronoun agrees with the antecedent closer to the
pronoun.
Neither the director nor the actors did their jobs.
Neither the actors nor the director did his or her job.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

Collective nouns (group, jury, crowd, team, etc.) may be
singular or plural, depending on meaning
The jury read its verdict.
The jury is acting as one unit.
The jury members gave their opinions.
The jury members are acting as twelve individuals.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

Indefinite pronouns are singular (anybody, anyone,
anything, each, either, everybody, everyone,
everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing,
somebody, someone, something)
When someone has been drinking, they are likely to
speed.
When someone has been drinking, he or she is likely to
speed.
When drivers have been drinking, they are likely to
speed.
A driver who has been drinking is likely to speed.

Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement

People are who/whose
Things are which/that
She is a person that likes pie.
She is a person who likes pie.
There is the dog who ate my pie.
There is the dog that ate my pie.

Revision Tip
Highlight all pronouns. Circle each pronouns antecedent. Check to
ensure that they align in singularity and plurality. If an antecedent
can not be found, create one.

Practice Revisions
With the belief of a flawed human body comes the destiny of
suffering and cancer. This approach to health takes on a defensive
rather than an offensive stance. If you believe that more pink solves
our countries cancer epidemic you choose to participate in this
flawed thinking. Here lies the problem with pink it represents all
things incorrect with allopathic western medicine and the theory
that you will get cancer, no action can change it so find it early
keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best. The majority of
money outside of marketing and huge salaries for their top
personnel (I bet their checks are even pink) goes to early detection
of cancer with mammograms and treatment with drugs and
surgery.

Practice Revisions
With the belief of a flawed human body comes the destiny of
suffering and cancer. This approach to health takes on a defensive
rather than an offensive stance. If you believe that more pink solves
our countries cancer epidemic you choose to participate in this
flawed thinking. Here lies the problem with pink it represents all
things incorrect with allopathic western medicine and the theory
that you will get cancer, no action can change it so find it early
keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best. The majority of
money outside of marketing and huge salaries for their top
personnel (I bet their checks are even pink) goes to early detection
of cancer with mammograms and treatment with drugs and
surgery.

Practice Revisions
With the belief of a flawed human body comes the destiny of
suffering and cancer. This approach to health takes on a defensive
rather than an offensive stance. If people believe that more pink
solves the countrys cancer epidemic they choose to participate in
this flawed thinking. Here lies the problem with pink it represents
all things incorrect with allopathic western medicine and the theory
that people will get cancer, no action can change the contraction of
disease so find it early. People should keep their fingers crossed
and hope for the best. The majority of money outside of marketing
and huge salaries for the companys top personnel goes to early
detection of cancer with mammograms and treatment with drugs
and surgery.

Another Option
With the belief of a flawed human body comes the destiny of
suffering and cancer. This approach to health takes on a defensive
rather than an offensive stance. If one believes that more pink
solves this countries cancer epidemic one chooses to participate in
this flawed thinking. Here lies the problem with pink it represents
all things incorrect with allopathic western medicine and the theory
that everyone will get cancer, no action can change it so find it
early keep his or her fingers crossed and hope for the best. The
majority of money outside of marketing and huge salaries for the
companys top personnel (Dr. Alex bets the top personels checks
are even pink) goes to early detection of cancer with mammograms
and treatment with drugs and surgery.

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Pg. 481 Practice 1 & Practice 2
Pg. 483 Practice 4A & Practice 5
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