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//**  Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

A pronoun is a substitute for a noun and refers to a person, place, thing, or an idea. An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to which a refers to.

A pronoun MUST agree with its antecedent in three ways: 1.) Person- example: If a **//**//person//** **// wants to succeed in passing a class, //** **//he or she//** **// has to try hard.  2.) Number- example : If people want to succeed in passing a class, //**//**they**** have to try hard. 3.) Gender- example: If he wants to succeed in passing a class, he has to try hard.

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Links to Refresh Your Memory
All About Pronouns: http://www.towson.edu/ows/pronouns.htm Antecedent Agreement: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000030.htm Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: http://www.towson.edu/ows/modulepaa.htm All About Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns. Pronoun-Antecedent Quiz: http://aliscot.com/bigdog/agrpa_exercise.htm