The term pronoun-antecedent is the term for the agreement of a pronoun with its antecedent. Pronouns and antecedents must agree in number (singular or plural), person (first, second, or third person), and gender (male, female, neutral).
A pronoun that has the same gender and number as its antecedent is called pronoun-antecedent agreement.
The gender of the pronoun 'it' is neuter, a word that takes the place of a noun for a thing that has no gender.The number of the pronoun 'it' is singular, a word that takes the place of a noun for one thing.
'Would everyone please bring their computers to the writing shop.'The antecedent is the indefinite pronoun 'everyone', a word that takes the place of an unknown or unnamed number and gender of people; the pronoun 'their' (a possessive adjective) represents any number and gender of people.That is the agreement, an unknown number and gender.
The word 'many' is a noun, a pronoun, and an adjective.The noun 'many' is preceded by the article 'the' as a word for 'the majority of people'.The pronoun 'many' is an indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of an unknown number or quantity.The adjective 'many' is a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as in a large number or quantity.Examples:Network programming is designed to appeal to the many. (noun)There were so many to choose from. (pronoun)Many people supported the proposal. (adjective)
The pronoun should agree in number with its antecedent.
"I told Sarah and her brother that she could come with us to the party."
"The cats played with their toys." "The dogs wagged their tails happily." In both sentences, the italicized pronoun "their" agrees in number with its antecedent ("cats" and "dogs" respectively), making them grammatically correct.
The team members wanted to improve their skills.
The sentence "Sarah and Jane are enjoying their vacation" is an example where the italicized pronoun "their" agrees in number with its antecedents "Sarah and Jane."
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"The boys want their dessert now."Yes, the possessive adjective 'their' agrees in number with the plural noun 'boys'.The pronoun 'their' is the plural form used to describe a noun belonging to a plural noun (or two or more nouns).
The rules for pronoun-antecedent agreement are ensuring that the pronoun (he, she, it, they, etc.) agrees in number (singular or plural) and gender with the antecedent (the noun to which the pronoun refers). For example, if the antecedent is singular, the pronoun should also be singular. It's essential to maintain consistency in both number and gender throughout the sentence to avoid confusion.
"The students gathered in the library to study for their exams."
The pronoun 'their' (a possessive adjective) agrees with the indefinite pronoun 'many'.The pronouns 'their' and 'many' are both third person, plural pronouns.
The word is the noun-pronoun antecedent agreement. The term used when the pronoun agrees in person, number, and gender with the antecedent noun.
The soccer team just finished their practice.