What pronoun agreement example?

Answer 1

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Pronouns perform all the functions of a noun in a sentence. The kinds of pronouns are:

personal pronouns; I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.

example: You and I can bring them some lunch.

demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.

example: These apples are larger than thoseapples.

possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

example: The house on the corner is mine.

possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.

example: My house is on the corner.

interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.

example: What time is the meeting?

reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

example: We can paint the kitchen ourselves.

reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.

example: We share a birthday and give each other a party each year.

relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that.

example: The man who lives next door has a beautiful garden.

indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, none, one, other, others, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such, and they (people in general).

example: Everyone has left the building but some are still waiting for a ride.

Answer 2

Pronouns must agree with their noun antecedent in number and gender; for example:

Male, singular: he, him

Male, plural: they, them

Female, singular: she, her

Female, plural: plural they, them

Neuter, singular: it

Neuter, plural: they, them

Example sentences:

John went home. Or, He went home.

I saw Jane at the movies. Or, I saw her at the movies.

The dog needs water. Or, It needs water. I will get water for it.

John and Jane went on a date. Or, They went on a date. I saw them at the movies.

The dogs need to visit the vet. Or, They need to visit the vet. I can take them.

Answer 3

As a pronoun, the word 'where' can function as an interrogative pronoun or a relative pronoun.

An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.

Example: Where do you dock the boat?

A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause, which gives information about the antecedent.

Example: Lake Thomas is where we dock the boat.