{"id":822,"date":"2022-04-21T09:52:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=822"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:17:49","slug":"e-bb-2-use-the-pronoun-that-agrees-with-the-antecedent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-2-use-the-pronoun-that-agrees-with-the-antecedent\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.2 Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3u12mNX4\/yiRdETF_DxIWBEskrUAEaA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3u12mNX4&#x2F;yiRdETF_DxIWBEskrUAEaA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3u12mNX4&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-aae0d72b0df05b1a7d05750bd97517d2\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What is a Pronoun?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>takes the place of a noun<\/strong> (person, place, thing, or idea) to avoid repetition.<br>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sarah loves her cat. <strong>She<\/strong> feeds it every day. \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc67<br><em>(\u201cShe\u201d replaces \u201cSarah\u201d)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What is an Antecedent?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>antecedent<\/strong> is the <strong>noun that a pronoun refers to<\/strong>.<br>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>dog<\/strong> wagged its tail. \ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Rules<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 1: Number Agreement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A pronoun must <strong>match the number<\/strong> of its antecedent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Singular \u2192 Singular<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>boy<\/strong> lost <strong>his<\/strong> book. \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plural \u2192 Plural<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>girls<\/strong> finished <strong>their<\/strong> homework. \ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 2: Gender Agreement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A pronoun must <strong>match the gender<\/strong> of its antecedent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Male \u2192 he\/him\/his<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tom<\/strong> forgot <strong>his<\/strong> keys. \ud83d\udd11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Female \u2192 she\/her\/hers<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maya<\/strong> brought <strong>her<\/strong> bag. \ud83c\udf92<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gender-neutral \u2192 they\/them\/their<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The student<\/strong> forgot <strong>their<\/strong> notebook. \ud83d\udcd3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 3: Clear Reference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A pronoun should clearly refer to <strong>one specific antecedent<\/strong> to avoid confusion. \u274c\u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c Wrong: <strong>When Sarah talked to Ana, she was happy.<\/strong> (Who is happy?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Correct: <strong>Sarah was happy when she talked to Ana.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 4: Compound Antecedents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If <strong>two or more nouns<\/strong> are joined by <strong>and<\/strong>, use a <strong>plural pronoun<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tom and Jerry<\/strong> lost <strong>their<\/strong> toys. \ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If joined by <strong>or\/nor<\/strong>, the pronoun should agree with the <strong>nearest noun<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Neither the teacher nor the students<\/strong> forgot <strong>their<\/strong> books. \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 5: Indefinite Pronouns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some pronouns are always singular: <strong>everyone, someone, nobody, each<\/strong> \u2192 use <strong>he\/she\/it<\/strong> or <strong>they<\/strong> if gender-neutral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Everyone<\/strong> must bring <strong>their<\/strong> notebook. \ud83d\udcd3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Each student<\/strong> should do <strong>his or her<\/strong> homework. \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Tips \u2705<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always <strong>check the noun<\/strong> before picking a pronoun. \ud83d\udc40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch out for <strong>singular vs. plural<\/strong>. \ud83d\udd22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>they<\/strong> as a safe gender-neutral pronoun when unsure. \ud83c\udf08<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep the sentence <strong>clear<\/strong> to avoid confusion. \ud83d\udca1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Examples<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>cat<\/strong> licked <strong>its<\/strong> paw. \ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maya and Raju<\/strong> finished <strong>their<\/strong> project. \ud83d\udc69\ud83d\udc68\ud83d\udcc1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Each boy<\/strong> brought <strong>his<\/strong> pencil. \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Someone<\/strong> left <strong>their<\/strong> bag in the classroom. \ud83c\udf92<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neither the dog nor the cats<\/strong> were in <strong>their<\/strong> kennel. \ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98522\/564\/981\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" 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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (person, place, thing, or idea) to avoid repetition.Example: What is an Antecedent? The antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to.Example: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-2-use-the-pronoun-that-agrees-with-the-antecedent\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- BB.2 Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-822","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=822"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22107,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/822\/revisions\/22107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}