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Noun Pronoun Agreement

The document explains the concepts of nouns and pronouns, detailing their roles as subjects, objects, and possessives. It emphasizes the importance of agreement in number and gender between pronouns and their antecedents. Additionally, it discusses singular and plural forms, as well as the use of correlative conjunctions and collective nouns.

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Noun Pronoun Agreement

The document explains the concepts of nouns and pronouns, detailing their roles as subjects, objects, and possessives. It emphasizes the importance of agreement in number and gender between pronouns and their antecedents. Additionally, it discusses singular and plural forms, as well as the use of correlative conjunctions and collective nouns.

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NOUN

PRONOUN

AGREEMENT
Noun is a naming word.

It’s the name of person


place
animal
thing
idea

This is already known.


Let’s see the following sentences..

Ram is a good boy.


Ram comes to school on time.
Ram has completed the project.

HERE NOUN IS SUBJECT


Maam praised Ram.
The Principal scolded Ram.

What is Ram here? OBJECT


This is Ram’s bag.
We are meeting at Ram’s place.
They are eating Ram’s cake.

Here RAM’S is showing


POSSESSIVENESS
SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSION

RAM goes to school Maam has appreciated We will celebrate


daily RAM. RAM’S birthday
SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSION

NOMINATIVE CASE OBJECTIVE CASE POSSESIVE CASE

HE goes to school Maam has appreciated We will celebrate HIS


daily HIM. birthday
Ram is a good boy.
Ram comes to school on time.
Ram has completed the project.

Ma’am praised Ram.


The Principal scolded Ram.

This is Ram’s bag.


We are meeting at Ram’s place.
They are eating Ram’s cake.
He is a good boy.
He comes to school on time.
He has completed the project.

Ma’am praised him.


The Principal scolded him.

This is his bag.


We are meeting at his place.
They are eating his cake.
NOMINATIVE OBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE

{AS SUBJECT} {AS OBJECT} { SHOW


POSSESSIVENES
S}
1ST PERSON I ME MY
WE US OUR

2ND PERSON
YOU YOU YOUR

3RD PERSON HE/SHE/IT HIM/HER/IT HIS/HER/ITS

THEY THEM THEIR


A PRONOUN WHEN USED IN PLACE
OF A NOUN {which means it is
substituting it}, NEEDS TO AGREE
WITH ITS ANTECEDENT WHEN
THEY MATCH BOTH IN NUMBER
AND GENDER
THE NOUN WHICH A PRONOUN REPLACES IS
CALLED ANTECEDENT….

ANTE EXISTING BEFORE

HE PICKED A SHIRT OFF THE SHELF AND


GIFTED IT TO SATENDRA.
Singular noun

A pronoun
must match
its Singular pronoun
antecedent in When a woman is
sick, she should
number call a doctor.
Plural noun
A pronoun
must match
its Plural pronoun
antecedent in • When students are
sick, they should
number call a doctor.
Multiple nouns
A pronoun
must match its
antecedent in Plural pronoun
number He likes eating eggs, meat and
fish.
He likes eating them

Carrots, fruits and soya milk are


healthy .
They are available at every super
market.
Masculine noun
The gender of
noun decides
the pronoun Masculine form of
to be used pronoun
Mohit does theater.
Mohit plays lead in
his plays.
• He does theater.
• He plays lead in his
plays.
feminine noun
The gender of
noun decides
the pronoun feminine form of
to be used pronoun
Sita works in a factory.
Sita goes on time

• She works in a factory.


• She goes on time
EACH, EVERY
THEY ARE
ANYBODY, ANYONE, ALWAYS
ANYTHING SINGULAR….
EVERYBODY…… INCLUDE
NOBODY………….
BOTH
GENDERS…
SOMEBODY…………..

EITHER, NEITHER.
EACH, EVERY 1.Everyone on the planet
deserves clean water to
ANYBODY, ANYONE, quench his/her thirst.
ANYTHING
2.Nothing is in its place
EVERYBODY…… after the violent shaking
from the earthquake.
NOBODY………….

SOMEBODY…………..

EITHER, NEITHER.
ALL THEY CAN BE
ANY
SINGULAR AS
NONE
MORE
WELL AS
MOST PLURAL
SOME DEPENDING
UPON NOUN
THAT FOLLOWS
Some boys are standing
outside
ALL
Some cake is still there in
the fridge
ANY
Most of the boys are
NONE available for the
competition
MORE Most of the content is
copied from Google
MOST
All the classes were free
SOME
All of the pie was eaten
Correlative conjunctions Either …or…
have two parts , you will Neither….. nor….
find two antecedents…… Not only ….but also….

Use the closer of the two


antecedents to
determine singularity
or plurality.
Family ,faculty ,audience Police, cattle, poultry,
,committee, government gentry, people
, group, herd,,,,,
These poultry are ready
The government is to sell
trying hard to bring
changes She is happy with the
way the police have
My family is coming handled the case
today
WHEN THE They are
MEMBERS OF THE SINGULAR and
GROUP ACT IN take a
UNISON…..
SINGULAR
Everyone doing PRONOUN.
essentially the same
thing at the same CONSIDERED
time AS NEUTRAL
hence take up IT
WHEN THE Then noun is
MEMBERS OF THE
GROUP ACT as
plural and takes
INDIVIDUALS… PLURAL
EACH PERSON PRONOUN
TAKING ON
SEPARATE
RESPONSIBILITY OR
ACTIONS
WHEN THE The committee
MEMBERS OF THE disagree if they should
GROUP ACT as offer Shyaam financial
INDIVIDUALS… assistance.
EACH PERSON
TAKING ON
SEPARATE
RESPONSIBILITY
OR ACTIONS

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