Editing: Pronoun Agreement

PRO AGR=when the pronoun does not agree in number with the noun or pronoun, called the antecedent, it references.

• Circle all pronouns
• Draw an arrow back to the word it is replacing

1. Indefinite pronouns (each, nobody, everybody, something, nothing) are singular (208).

2. Generic nouns (209) are singular.

3. Collective nouns are singular unless the action and result (verb and object) clearly shows plural.

4. Compounds=plural

5. The either/or | neither/nor rule= agree with the antecedent closest (the second one/one on right).