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Pronoun Antecedents and Agreements

The document provides 13 rules for pronoun antecedent agreements and examples for each. It also lists 5 sentences from a news article about free COVID tests for travelers in the Philippines. Each sentence contains a pronoun and its identified antecedent based on the rules. The rules outline proper pronoun usage and agreement based on factors like number, gender, and conjunctions.

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Pronoun Antecedents and Agreements

The document provides 13 rules for pronoun antecedent agreements and examples for each. It also lists 5 sentences from a news article about free COVID tests for travelers in the Philippines. Each sentence contains a pronoun and its identified antecedent based on the rules. The rules outline proper pronoun usage and agreement based on factors like number, gender, and conjunctions.

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PRE-DISCUSSION 8.

1 Pronoun Antecedents and Agreements

A. Give at least 10 rules on pronoun antecedents and agreement with examples.

1. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in both number and gender.

Examples:

 Malala Yousafzai delivered her speech at the United Nations in 2013.


 Employees make their day very special by having a party.

2. When the antecedent of a pronoun is a collective noun, the number of the pronoun depends upon
whether the collective noun is used as singular or plural.

Examples:

 A staff of employees gave their individual opinions.


 The class had its first trip to China.

3. When a pronoun’s antecedent is an indefinite pronoun, the pronoun must agree in number with it.

Examples:

 Each of the employees does a good work around his or her office.
 Several bank tellers had their lunch in a restaurant.

4. When no gender is specified use both a masculine and feminine pronoun.

Examples:

 Each of the musicians should prepare his or her own musical instrument.
 Someone must have left his or her own jacket inside the classroom.

5. Use a singular pronoun to refer to each, either, neither, one, everyone, everybody, no one, nobody,
anyone, anybody, someone, or somebody.

Examples:

 One of the girls did not do her homework.


 Neither of the boys left his own leather wallet.

6. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several.

Examples:

 Several prisoners had their first breakfast at the cafeteria.


 Both students did a good job on their project.

7. The indefinite pronouns all, any, more, most, none, and some may be singular or plural depending
on how they are used in a sentence.

Examples:

 Most of these pens are expensive, because they are made in Japan.
 Some of the chocolate milk has spilled.
8. Use singular pronoun to refer to 2 or more singular antecedents joined by “or” & “nor”.

Examples:

 Neither Frank nor Ben took his baseball cap with his.
 Either Shia or Stacy cooks her own dinner.

9. Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedents joined by “and”.

Examples:

 Sheryl and Sherry received their order from shopee.


 Leah loves to eat both French fries and hamburger.

10. A phrase or clause between the subject and verb does not change the number of the antecedent.

Examples:

 A can of MEGA Sardines sits on its own shelf.


 A biker in the race is very competitive.

11. Titles of single entities (books, org., countries, etc.) take a singular referent.

Examples:

 The Omnivore's Dilemma was one of Riley's favorite books.


 The United Arab Emirates has its own tallest building in the world.

12. “Every” or “Many a” before a noun or a series of nouns requires a singular referent.

Example:

 Every dog and cat usually has its own owners.

13. The “number of” vs. “A number of” before a subject.

• The “number of” is singular.

Example:

 The number of employees in the company increases its ranks daily.

• A “number of” is plural.

Example:

 A number of employees are sharing their opinion.


B. Read current news. List down 5 sentences with different pronouns and identify their antecedents.
You may copy-paste the article or post the link source here.

News: Domestic travellers may avail free RT-PCR tests at PH Children's Medical Center.

1. As travel restrictions continue to ease up, more tourists are encouraged to visit their destination of
choice by providing a full subsidy on RT-PCR testing.

Pronoun: their Antecedent: tourists

2. Travellers may apply for the test subsidy through the TPB’s website and must present their DOT-
accredited hotel and return ticket.

Pronoun: their Antecedent: travellers

3. According to Puyat, travellers may avail the subsidy as much as they want since they are
encouraging domestic tourism.

Pronoun: they Antecedent: travellers

4. Puyat said that currently, the free RT-PCR test is only available at the PCMC. He also said that the
DOT is looking to partner with other government hospitals.

Pronoun: he Antecedent: Puyat

5. Puyat noted that many travellers are burdened with the cost of the RT-PCR test; hence, they
pushed for the 100-percent subsidy.

Pronoun: they Antecedent: travellers

LINK/SOURCE:

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1508943/domestic-travelers-may-now-avail-free-rt-pcr-tests-at-philippine-
childrens-medical-center

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