Worksheet: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Comprehension worksheet generated from the video "Pronoun Antecedent Agreement".
Worksheet: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
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Vocabulary
- Antecedent — The word (or words) that a pronoun refers to.
- Pronoun — A word that refers to something previously mentioned in the sentence.
- Dependent Clause — A clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction and contains a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
- Collective Nouns — Nouns that may take either a singular or plural pronoun, depending on the meaning of the sentence.
Questions
Watch the video and answer the following questions based on the information presented.
1.
According to the video, what is an antecedent?
2.
The video demonstrates that sometimes a pronoun might come before its antecedent. Provide the example sentence from the video that illustrates this point, and explain why the pronoun appears first.
3.
Explain how a phrase or clause positioned between the subject and verb affects pronoun-antecedent agreement, using the example from the video: “The can of beans sits on its shelf.”
4.
Which of the following groups of pronouns are often mistakenly thought to be plural but are actually singular, referring to each individual person, according to the video?
5.
The video highlights that collective nouns can take either a singular or plural pronoun depending on the context. Explain this rule in your own words, and then provide two original sentences (not from the video): one where a collective noun takes a singular pronoun, and another where it takes a plural pronoun.
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