PRONOUN AND ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT

           Pronoun

A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. It refers to a person, place, thing, feeling, or quality but does not refer to it by its name. The pronoun in the following sample sentence is bolded.

Antecedent

An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers, understood by the context. The antecedent in the following sample sentence is bolded.

Agreement

 Pronoun must agree with its antecedent in three ways:

• Person refers to the quality of being.
• Number is the quality that distinguishes between singular (one entity) and plural (numerous entities).
• Gender is the quality that distinguishes the entities as masculine or feminine.