Pronoun-antecedent+agreement

﻿ ﻿ __**//﻿Pronoun-antecedent agreement:  Things you need to know //**__ UNFINISHED 1299189080 It may also be a clause acting as a noun.
 * **A Pronoun-antecedent:** could be either a noun, another pronoun, or even a phrase.
 * 1) **Pronoun**-person, place, thing, feeling, or quality, but it doesn't mention the actually names.
 * 2) **Antecedent**-is the actual work, phrase, or clause mentioned by the pronoun.
 * 3) ** Agreement **-is when the pronoun isn't awkward when it's in the same sentence as the antecedent.
 * There are **three types** of **pronoun-antecedent agreements** that you need to pay attention to
 * 1) Person
 * 2) Number
 * 3) Gender


 * //__Examples __//**

There are a few examples that could easily explain this.
 * you must make sure that you don't just use any of the three alone, because your sentence won't make any sense.

__//**[|For example] **//__

They is a pronoun referring to someone, but who are they? whom do they represent?
 * A sloppy use of pronouns isn't right.

Not all pronouns will refer to an antecedent though. The word "everyone" has no antecedent.
 * 1) Everyone here earns over a thousand dollars a day.


 * //__Work Cited: __//**

"Pronoun Antecedent Agreement." Welcome to LEO: Literacy Education Online. Ed. Maggie Escalas. 5 Oct. 1999. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. [].

Darling, Pro. Charles. "Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement." //Capital Community College - Redirect Page//. Capital Community College Foundation, 2004. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. [].