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Pronoun-antecedent Agreement Flashcards

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1
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The noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to is called it’s _________

A

Antecedent

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2
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A pronoun should agree in both _______ and _______ with its antecedent

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Number and gender

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3
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Use ____ pronouns to refer to singular antecedents. Use _____ plural pronouns to refer to plural antecedents

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Singular….plural

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4
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Anybody

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Singular

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Anyone

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Singular

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Anything

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Singular

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Each

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Singular

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Either

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Singular

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Everybody

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Singular

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Everyone

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Singular

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Everything

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Singular

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12
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Neither

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Singular

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Nobody

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Singular

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No one

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Singular

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15
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Nothing

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Singular

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16
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One

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Singular

17
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Somebody

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Singular

18
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Someone

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Singular

19
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Something

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Singular

20
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Both

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Plural

21
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Few

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Plural

22
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Many

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Plural

23
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Several

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Plural

24
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All

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Depends

25
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Any

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Depends

26
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More

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Depends

27
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Most

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Depends

28
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None

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Depends

29
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Some

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Depends

30
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Use a plural pronoun to refer to ________ antecedents joined by and

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Compound

31
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Use a _______ pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by ____ or ____

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Or or nor

32
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A collective noun is _________ when the noun refers to the group as a unit and _______ when the noun refers to the individual members or the group

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Singular…plural

33
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An expression of an ______ May take a singular or plural pronoun depending on how it is used

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Amount

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