Bellwork For each of the following, choose the correct pronoun. 1. Each of the cities has (its, her, their, his) own mayor and members. 2. The Washington team was opportunistic; (it, they) took advantage of every break. 3. If any one of the sisters needs a ride, (she, they) can call me.

EQ: Am I able to recognize proper pronoun/ antecedent agreement? Focusing on Indefinite Pronouns and Collective Nouns

Antecedent and Pronoun Defined Who can give me a good definition for pronouns? An antecedent is a noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to. Ex. One of the boys left his pen behind. The pronoun “his” refers back to “one.” Joanne ran home to her mother. The pronoun “her” refers back to “Joanne.”

Agreement Amongst Pronouns and Antecedents A pronoun should agree in both number and gender with its antecedent. Singular= Richard Strauss composed many operas. Der Rosenkavalier is perhaps his most famous. (Here the pronoun his agrees with the noun Richard Strauss.) Plural= The mountain climbers believe that they will reach the summit by Friday. (In this example, the pronoun they agrees with climbers.)

Gender in Pronouns Some singular pronouns indicate gender-masculine, feminine, or neutral (neither masculine or feminine). All masculine and feminine pronouns are singular. Did you know that parts of speech could be masculine and feminine? Masculine He, Him, His, Himself Feminine She, Her, Hers, herself Neutral It, Its, Itself Plural They, Them, Their

Examples of Masculine and Feminine. Masculine- John went to the store to pick up his copy of the game. Feminine- Anne decided that she was tired of John always playing games everyday. Incorrect- John was tired of hearing Anne complain, so she decided to leave. Who left in the sentence above?

Singular Indefinite Pronouns Just like in our subject verb agreement lesson, indefinite pronouns can be either singular or plural. Here is a list of singular indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, every, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, and something.

Examples of Singular Indefinite Pronoun Usage. Ex. Each woman has her own station to work at in the park. Ex. Everybody in the girls’ league has paid her dues. Write your own example in your notes.

Plural Indefinite Pronouns Both, few, many, and several are plural indefinite pronouns. Ex. Both of the candidates clearly stated their positions on the issue. Ex. Many of the actors already know their lines.

Indefinite Pronouns That are Either Singular or Plural. All, any, more, most, none, and some are indefinite pronouns that can be either singular or plural. Ex. Singular= Most of this money belongs to Ms. Hayek. Would you take it to her, please? (It is the pronoun used because Most refers to the singular noun money, which is a single unit in this sentence.) Ex. Plural= Most of these coins are rare, but I don’t know what they are worth. (They is the used because Most refers to the plural noun coins.)

Some Practice… Look in your book on page 538, Exercise 13. We will do numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 together.

Collective Nouns Can anyone give me an example of a collective noun? A collective noun, as we have discussed, is singular when referring to a group as a unit and plural when referring to the individual members of a group.

Collective Nouns Cont. Ex. Singular= The orchestra was looking forward to performing its rendition of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony. (Its is used because the orchestra would perform the rendition as a unit, therefore it is singular.) Ex. Plural= The orchestra were tuning their instruments when the conductor arrived.

Exit Ticket What did you learn this lesson? What did you already know before the lesson? What do you think you will need help with after hearing the lesson?