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    This document provides a grammar lesson on pronoun reference, agreement, and point of view. It defines pronouns and explains that they must clearly refer to a specific noun. There are three common pronoun errors: reference, where the pronoun does not clearly refer to a noun; agreement, where singular and plural pronouns must agree with their antecedents; and shifts in point of view between first, second and third person. Examples are given to illustrate each rule. Readers are directed to complete exercises to practice identifying these three types of pronoun errors.

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    This document provides a grammar lesson on pronoun reference, agreement, and point of view. It defines pronouns and explains that they must clearly refer to a specific noun. There are three common pronoun errors: reference, where the pronoun does not clearly refer to a noun; agreement, where singular and plural pronouns must agree with their antecedents; and shifts in point of view between first, second and third person. Examples are given to illustrate each rule. Readers are directed to complete exercises to practice identifying these three types of pronoun errors.

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    Grammar Lesson

    Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View

    Remember that pronouns are words that take the place of nouns so they always
    refer to a specific noun which is in the same sentence or previous sentence. In a
    previous grammar lesson you examined different types of pronouns. Now in this
    lesson you will look at some common pronoun errors in writing.

    The following rules which apply to three common pronoun mistakes include:

    1. Pronoun Reference--A pronoun must refer clearly to the noun which it


    replaces.
    Ex. I left my USB drive in the tutoring center and then it disappeared.

    What disappeared? The USB or the tutoring center? The pronoun it


    has an unclear, or ambiguous, reference.

    Ex. I do not buy clothes at the department store because they charge too
    much.

    Who is they? The department store is not a they. In this sentence


    there is not a noun for the word they to refer to.

    2. Pronoun Agreement--A pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural)


    with the word or words it replaces. If a pronoun refers to a word that is singular,
    then the pronoun must be singular. If a pronoun refers to a word that is plural,
    then the pronoun must be plural. In English grammar, the word the pronoun
    refers to is called an antecedent.
    Ex. Megan said that she would lend me her notes from the class.

    The pronouns she and her refer to the noun Megan. Because the
    word Megan is singular, the pronouns she and her also must
    be singular.
    Ex. The students relaxed outside in the courtyard during their break.

    The pronoun their refers to the noun students. Because the word
    students is plural, the pronoun their also must be plural.

    3. Pronoun shift in point of view--Pronouns should not shift unnecessarily in


    point of view. Point of view refers to the person of the pronoun used.
    1st person refers to the speaker’s point-of-view

    2nd person refers to the person being spoken to

    3rd person refers to the people being talked about

    Subject Subject Object Object


    Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns
    Singular Plural Singular Plural
    1st -- I st
    1 -- we st
    1 -- me st
    1 -- us
    2nd -- you 2nd -- you nd
    2 -- you 2nd -- you
    3rd -- he, she, it, one 3rd -- they 3rd -- him, her, it, one 3rd -- them

    First person point of view

    Ex. I found that many people I interviewed felt that a college education was

    valuable.

    The speaker, I, is talking about himself and actions that he took.

    Ex. We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona last summer.

    The speaker is included in the people doing the action we.


    Second person point of view

    Ex. You should go to school this summer.

    The speaker is talking directly to another person.

    Ex. All of you students should go to the workshop about the Accuplacer
    test.

    The speaker is talking to more than one person.

    Third person point of view

    Ex. He, Robert, felt that the college should provide more opportunities for
    the students.

    The speaker is talking about what another person felt.

    Ex. They believe that the wealthy should pay more taxes than other
    people.

    The speaker is talking about what other people believe.

    Do not change person or point of view in the middle of a sentence or passage. If


    you begin writing in first person, do not switch to 2nd person part way through.
    Be consistent in the use of the same person.

    Inconsistent point of view

    Ex. One reason that I like living in the country is that you have more room
    to raise animals.

    The sentence changes from first person, I, to the second person, you, in the
    same sentence. This is inconsistency and should not be done in most writing!
    Consistent point of view

    Ex. One reason that I like living in the country is that I have more room to
    raise animals.

    This sentence keeps the same first person point of view and is correct.

    I. Read Langan’s Sentence Skills with Readings Chapter 13 on Pronoun


    Reference, Agreement, and Point of View on pp. 206-213.

    II. Do Practices 1, 2, 3, & 4 in Langan textbook on pp. 208-214. Check

    answers in back of book.

    Do Review Tests 1 & 2 in Langan textbook on pp. 214-216.

    Click here and here for answers to Test 1.

    Click here and here for answers to Test 2.

    III. Do the practice exercises at the online websites below.

    http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/pron2_quiz.htm

    http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu8.htm

    IV. Take the online quiz in Blackboard by the required date.

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