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1-2-ENG-Q-[G] just like my grammer used to bake. 5 Indefinite Pronouns Antecedent; noun that a pronoun is referring to ; pertains to unspecified nouns The boy threw his ball (the antecedent is “boy.”) ; anybody, each, somewhere, anything, none, several Key Terms...

1-2-ENG-Q-[G] just like my grammer used to bake. 5 Indefinite Pronouns Antecedent; noun that a pronoun is referring to ; pertains to unspecified nouns The boy threw his ball (the antecedent is “boy.”) ; anybody, each, somewhere, anything, none, several Key Terms Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Rules 1 Singular; talks about one subject RULE #1 Singular pronoun = two or more singular 2 Plural; talks about more than one subject antecedents joined by “or” or “nor.” 3 First Person; the subject is the person talking ; Neither Anna nor Sarah brought her book to class. 4 Second Person; you are talking to the subject 5 Third Person; the subject is being talked about RULE #2 Plural personal pronoun = two or more 6 Nominative; you are the doer of the action antecedents joined by and 7 Subjective; is the same thing as nominative ; My sister and my brother said they would help me. 8 Objective; you are the receiver of the action 9 Possessive; shows possession or ownership RULE #3 Plural personal pronoun = ANY part of a 10 Masculine; male gender of a noun compound antecedent joined by “or” or “nor” is plural 11 Feminine; female gender of a noun ; Neither the cat nor the dogs finished their food. 12 Neuter; a noun has no gender, an animal, or a thing RULE #4 The pronoun-antecedent should agree with Kinds of Pronouns the noun’s gender. 1 Personal Pronoun ; The boy lost his backpack at school. ; represents specific persons or things ; example: I am studying now. RULE #5 A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in ; “I” is the subject and doer of the action number, person, and gender. Subjective - I, you, he, she, it, we, they ; Someone left his or her umbrella in the hallway. Objective - me, you, he, him, her, us, them Possessive - mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours Reflexive and Intensive Nouns Reflexive Nouns are used when the subject and the 2 Relative Pronouns object of the sentence refer to the same person ; who, whom, whose, which, and that ; example: I cut myself with a knife. ; refers to preceding antecedents and introduce ; “I” both do and receive the action dependent or subordinate clauses ; example: He was the one who farted. Intensive Nouns are used to emphasize the subject, ; “who” refers to “one” Placed after the subject. ; example: She is JM whose reviewer was shared. ; example: I myself went to the principal’s office. ; “whose” shows JM’s possession of reviewers ; “myself” emphasizes “I” and placed after “I” Subjective - who, which, that Objective - whom, which, that Features of Persuasive Text Possessive - whose Persuasion is influencing or changing the beliefs of another person. 3 Interrogative Pronouns ; who, whom, whose, what, which Thesis Statement: ; expresses a question ; The main argument or claim. Subject - Who, what, which, whose ; Summary of the entire text ; example: Who ate my cupcake? Evidence: ; “Who” is the DOER of the action ; Supporting details and facts. Object - Whom, what, which, whose ; Credible sources, relevant, specific ; example - Whom did the reporter ask? Counter Arguments: ; “Whom” is the RECEIVER of the action ; Addressing opposing viewpoints. ; Explain why your argument is stronger 4 Demonstrative Pronouns Call to action: ; this, these, that, those ; Encouraging the reader to take a specific action. ; points to something ; Concise, clear, impactful, conclusion