An antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender (masculine and feminine).
Examples:
Blanca took her broken watch to the jewelry store.
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number (singular or plural).
Examples:
Javier or Juan threw down his jacket.
Neither Lila nor Elena wanted her lunch.
When two or more antecedents are joined by and, the pronoun is plural.
Example:
Mr. and Mrs. Delgado made up their own minds.
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A relative pronoun connects an antecedent with another part of the sentence. The relative pronouns are who, which, and that. Who and forms of who refer to people. Which refers only to things. That refers either to people or things.
Examples:
It was Elsa who did it.
The cake, which Jeff made for Martha, was delicious.
A station wagon is the kind of car that I like.
The winner will be one that finishes first.
In formal writing, who and whoever are used as subjects. Whom and whomever are used as objects. Whose is used as the possessive.
Examples:
Is he the one who called in sick this morning?
I hope that whoever sees the ring returns it.
The salesman to whom you talked is not here today.
Are you the one whose ring is missing?
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