Worksheet: Pronoun-antecedent agreement | Syntax | Khan Academy
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Worksheet: Pronoun-antecedent agreement | Syntax | Khan Academy
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Vocabulary
- Pronoun — A word (like ‘she’ or ‘they’) that refers back to a noun or another pronoun.
- Antecedent — A thing that goes before, or the thing that has come previously, to which a pronoun refers.
- Agreement — The matching of a pronoun with its antecedent in relevant aspects like gender and number.
Questions
Watch the video and answer the following questions based on the information presented.
1.
According to the video, what is an antecedent?
2.
In the example ‘Jillian rode her bike to the grocery store. She bought some garlic and a spoon,’ identify the antecedent for the pronoun ‘She’.
3.
The narrator states that pronouns and their antecedents should agree in two main ways. What are these two ways?
4.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement, based on the video’s examples?
5.
Think about a time you might have heard or read a sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement. Explain why it sounded or looked wrong, applying what you learned from this video about gender and number agreement.
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