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Vague Pronoun
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Ms. Dickson's 6th Grade English
Use the pronoun chart to assist you:
Activity Instructions: Please go to your to-do list and complete today's warm-up labeled as "Pronoun Review Warm-Up 9.6.22"
Warm-Up
Grammar Review
- What is a noun?
- What is a pronoun?
- What is an antecedent?
Quick Review
Answer:
- A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
- A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. (Example: He, She, They, We, Us). Some people may perfer genderless pronouns such as singular "They" or "Ze/Zir."
- An antecedent it the noun to which the pronoun is referring to in a sentence.
Identifying the antecedent when the pronoun is "it" or "its". . . .
Review
It's important to keep in mind that objects will be replaced by the pronoun "it" or "its."
- The book fell on the floor and I picked it up.
Vague Pronouns
- Vague means that something is unclear or not clearly stated
- A vague pronoun means that we are unsure or unclear about which noun or noun phrase the pronoun is referring to because it's not clearly stated.
- Remember: The antecedent is the noun to which the pronoun is refferring to.
- A vague pronoun confuses the reader.
Vague Pronouns
What's wrong with this sentence?
When the Jewelry box fell on the floor, it was not damaged.
Examples
There are too many antecedents and it's unclear to whom or to what the antecedent is referring to? Is the Jewelry box damaged? or is the floor damaged?
What's wrong with this sentence?
The teacher went to the office to borrow the assistant's sissors, but he wasn't there.
Examples
Answer: The antecedent is hidden. In other words who is he?
The teacher went to the office to borrow the assistant's sissors, but the assistant wasn't there.