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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pronouns Antecedent Agreement</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>An <a href="https://www.turito.com/learn/english/antecedents-grade-7" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.turito.com/learn/english/antecedents-grade-7">antecedent</a> is the subject that is replaced by another word. </p>



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<li>Most times, it is replaced by a pronoun. (or it could be replaced by a noun or noun phrase)&nbsp;</li>



<li>When Dolly was outside, it rained. She didn’t have any umbrella with her. So,she got wet.Since Dolly got wet in the rain, Dolly had gotten a cold. Now Dolly must go to see Dr. Harper who is Dolly’s doctor.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>



<li>(Here the subject ‘Dolly’ is repeated unnecessarily. So, to avoid it, we use pronouns ‘she’, ‘her’. So, Dolly is the antecedent which is replaced by pronouns.)&nbsp;</li>



<li>The antecedent and the word it is replacing must agree in number. If the <a href="https://www.turito.com/learn/english/antecendent-pronoun-grade-3">antecedent</a> is singular, the pronoun must also be singular.&nbsp;</li>



<li>Dolly – she, her (all singular)&nbsp;</li>
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<li>If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must also be plural.&nbsp;</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Compound subjects as antecedents</strong>&nbsp;</h3>



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<li>If there are two subjects, then look at the conjunction (and, or, etc.), to decide whether to use singular or plural pronouns.&nbsp;</li>



<li><strong>Tim </strong><em>and </em><strong>Tiff any</strong> went to Miami, where <strong>they</strong> visited their grandparents. (‘<em>and’</em> means both people, so use plural pronoun.)&nbsp;</li>



<li>Either <strong>Tina </strong><em>or</em><strong> Tiff any</strong> will go help <strong>her</strong> grandparents to repaint the house. (‘<em>or</em>’ means only one. So, use singular pronouns)&nbsp;</li>
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