A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun. We use them in writing to avoid repetition. The word that they stand in for is called an antecedent.
- President Lyndon Johnson was well-known for his domineering personality; he often used it to force fellow politicians into supporting his policies.
Just like with subjects and verbs, pronouns and their antecedents must agree.
A phrase or clause between the antecedent and pronoun does not affect the agreement.
- The bottle of wine brought by my mother and father has a cork stuck in it.
- I can’t find the clock that was given to me by my neighbours; where did you put it?
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