Week 1 Review Pronoun and Antecedent

Recall that

"-one," "-body," and "-thing" words, "either," "neither," and "each" are always singular.

Everybody, anybody,anyone, each, neither, nobody, someone, a person, etc are all singular and take singular pronouns.

Because a pronoun REFERS BACK to a noun or TAKES THE PLACE OF that noun, you have to use the correct pronoun so that your reader clearly understands which noun your pronoun is referring to:

Therefore, pronouns should:

Agree in number

Refer clearly to a specific noun