10 Questions
What part of speech denotes a person or thing?
Noun
Which part of speech replaces nouns in sentences?
Pronoun
In the sentence 'Jane is a student at the community college, she is also a staff member', what does the pronoun 'she' replace?
Noun
What type of pronoun refers to specific persons or groups and can be singular or plural?
Personal pronoun
Which personal pronoun is used to replace a subject noun?
He
According to the rules of pronoun-antecedent agreement, if the antecedent is singular, the pronoun must be:
Singular as well
When two antecedents are connected by 'and', what should be the form of the pronoun?
Plural
If two singular antecedents are connected by 'or', what should be the form of the pronoun?
Singular
In the sentence 'My parents sold their house', what is the antecedent for the possessive pronoun 'their'?
Parents
Which pronoun should be used to refer to a gender-neutral third person singular antecedent?
His or her
Study Notes
Parts of Speech
- A noun denotes a person or thing.
Pronouns
- Pronouns replace nouns in sentences.
- In the sentence 'Jane is a student at the community college, she is also a staff member', the pronoun 'she' replaces the noun 'Jane'.
Types of Pronouns
- A personal pronoun refers to specific persons or groups and can be singular or plural.
- A subjective personal pronoun is used to replace a subject noun.
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- If the antecedent is singular, the pronoun must be singular.
- When two antecedents are connected by 'and', the pronoun should be plural.
- If two singular antecedents are connected by 'or', the pronoun should be singular.
Antecedents and Possessive Pronouns
- In the sentence 'My parents sold their house', the antecedent for the possessive pronoun 'their' is 'parents'.
- A gender-neutral third person singular antecedent is referred to using 'they' or 'their'.
Test your knowledge of pronouns and antecedents with this quiz. Learn how pronouns replace nouns in sentences to make writing more interesting and easier to read.
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