{"id":635,"date":"2022-04-20T05:17:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=635"},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:05:14","slug":"e-y-2-use-the-pronoun-that-agrees-with-the-antecedent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-y-2-use-the-pronoun-that-agrees-with-the-antecedent\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Y.2 Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Use the Pronoun That Agrees with the Antecedent<\/strong> \u2728\ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Pronoun?<\/strong> \ud83e\udd14<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>replaces a noun<\/strong> (the antecedent) so we don\u2019t repeat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ravi<\/strong> is my friend. <strong>He<\/strong> is very smart. \ud83d\udc66\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83e\udde0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is an Antecedent?<\/strong> \ud83c\udff7\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>antecedent<\/strong> is the <strong>noun that the pronoun replaces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The dog<\/strong> barked loudly. <strong>It<\/strong> was scared. \ud83d\udc36\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83d\ude28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Agreement Rules<\/strong> \u2705<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>a) Singular nouns \u2192 Singular pronouns<\/strong> \ud83d\udc64<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the antecedent is <strong>singular<\/strong>, use a <strong>singular pronoun<\/strong>.<br>Example:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My sister<\/strong> loves reading. <strong>She<\/strong> reads every day. \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udc67<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>b) Plural nouns \u2192 Plural pronouns<\/strong> \ud83d\udc65<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the antecedent is <strong>plural<\/strong>, use a <strong>plural pronoun<\/strong>.<br>Example:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The students<\/strong> are playing. <strong>They<\/strong> are having fun. \ud83c\udfeb\u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>c) Gender agreement<\/strong> \u26a7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Match <strong>he\/him<\/strong> with <strong>male<\/strong>, <strong>she\/her<\/strong> with <strong>female<\/strong>, and <strong>it<\/strong> with objects\/animals.<br>Example:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tom<\/strong> is kind. <strong>He<\/strong> helps everyone. \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc96<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lucy<\/strong> is kind. <strong>She<\/strong> helps everyone. \ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc96<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The cat<\/strong> is sleeping. <strong>It<\/strong> is tired. \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\ude34<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tricky Cases<\/strong> \u26a0\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collective nouns<\/strong> \u2013 can be singular or plural depending on meaning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The team<\/strong> is winning. <strong>It<\/strong> is strong. \ud83c\udfc6 (team as one unit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The team<\/strong> are arguing. <strong>They<\/strong> are upset. \ud83d\ude21 (team members individually)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indefinite pronouns<\/strong> \u2013 usually singular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Everyone<\/strong> has finished. <strong>He<\/strong> or <strong>she<\/strong> can leave. \ud83d\udc64\ud83d\udc64<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tips<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the <strong>antecedent first<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check if it is <strong>singular or plural<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check its <strong>gender<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Match your pronoun accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Examples with Emojis<\/strong> \ud83c\udf89<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The teacher<\/strong> is happy. <strong>She<\/strong> is smiling. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\ude0a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The books<\/strong> are new. <strong>They<\/strong> are colorful. \ud83d\udcda\ud83c\udf08<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My brother<\/strong> has a bike. 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