PRONOUNS and ANTECEDENTS By Cheryl Hamilton

Pronouns and Antecedents A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns. An antecedent, or referent, is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers. A pronoun and antecedent must agree in number and gender.

Things to Know Before you use a pronoun, ask yourself whether the antecedent is singular or plural. If the antecedent is singular, decide whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. Then choose a pronoun that agrees.

SINGULAR MASCULINE PRONOUNS he him

SINGULAR FEMININE PRONOUNS she her

SINGULAR NEUTER PRONOUNS I me it

PLURAL PRONOUNS we us they them

SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE Mr. Lilley is a teacher at Bullskin, and he teaches 6 th grade.

SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE Because Mrs. Loy likes to dance, she is taking dance lessons.

SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE Colin used a new bat that allowed him to hit a homerun.

SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE The dog belongs to Renee, and Guiness loves to go on walks with her.

SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE Grady has a new hat and people love it.

PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE Cheryl and Marion are at the mall, and they are buying many items.

PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE The teachers talked to Parker and me and asked us to go out for lunch.

PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE Mrs. Hamilton’s class is going on a field trip, and we are so excited.

PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE Renee and Rick are going to the game and want to know if they can take you with them.

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