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Sentence Skills, Form A, 7/e
John Langan, Atlantic Cape Community College
Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View

Key Terms


indefinite pronouns  a word that refers to people and things that are not named or are not specific. Many indefinite pronouns (e.g., one, nobody, nothing, each, etc.) take a singular verb; others, such as both or few, take plural verbs.
nouns  words that name persons, places, or things
pronoun  words that take the place of nouns; pronouns (literally "for a noun") are shortcuts that keep you from unnecessarily repeating words in writing
pronoun agreement  correspondence in number between the pronoun and the noun it replaces. Ex.: Students enrolled in the art class must prove that they can paint.
pronoun reference  the relationship between the pronoun and the noun in the sentence to which it refers. A sentence may be confusing if a pronoun appears to refer to more than one noun or does not appear to refer to any specific noun. Ex.: Miriam was annoyed when they failed her car for a faulty turn signal. (In this case, "they" should be replaced by a specific noun, such as "the inspectors.")








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