{"id":4356,"date":"2020-09-30T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T17:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?page_id=4356"},"modified":"2024-08-28T10:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:03:31","slug":"quick-start-guide-pronoun-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2020\/09\/30\/quick-start-guide-pronoun-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Pronoun Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4356\" class=\"elementor elementor-4356\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1766bb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1766bb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5494a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5494a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e61b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6e61b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide\u00a0to Pronoun Agreement.<\/strong><\/p><p>This guide will explain:<\/p><ul><li>Singular and plural nouns<\/li><li>Noun-pronoun agreement\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b46fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13b46fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d1376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80d1376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Course Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Beginner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Time to Complete:\u00a0<\/strong>15 mins<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong>\u00a0Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guide Creator:<\/strong>\u00a0Abby Pernsteiner<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c06143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c06143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Resources<\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/grammar\/syntax-conventions-of-standard-english\/subject-verb-agreement-and-pronoun-antecedent-agreement\/v\/pronoun-antecedent-agreement-syntax-khan-academy\">Khan Academy Video<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/blog\/pronouns\/\">Grammarly Blog<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvu.edu\/writingcenter\/docs\/handouts\/grammar\/pronounnounagreement.pdf\">Utah Valley University Handout<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da45aa7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da45aa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fa954 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76fa954\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50411b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50411b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Pronoun Agreement 101<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8a52c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ab8a52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/j9kIACViG60&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d90ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6d90ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f60d4b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f60d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2b103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de2b103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\"><b>Topic: Pronoun Reference\/shifts<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p>Pronouns need to be consistent with the subject of the sentence, whether it be singular, plural, or person. When there are unmotivated changes from singular to plural, this is called a pronoun shift, as in the following sentence:<\/p><p>\u201cClasses were cancelled, but it will resume tomorrow.\u201d<\/p><p>Within this sentence, the subject \u201cclasses\u201d is plural, but the pronoun \u201cit\u201d is singular, and thus there is confusion. It is important to understand which pronouns work for which context.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Singular<\/strong>: I, you, he, she, it, they, me, him, her, all -body, -thing, and -one\u00a0pronouns (anybody, anyone, everybody, everyone, someone, something, etc.)\u00a0 my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its<\/p><p><strong>Plural:<\/strong>\u00a0these, those, who, whom, whose, what, which, both, few, fewer, many, others, several, we, you, they, us, you, them,who, whoever, whom, whomever, which, whichever, whose, that, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, our, your, their, yours, yours, theirs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce220af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce220af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Think you have a grasp of the information above? Test yourself!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-35\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"35\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Singular or Plural Pronouns Quiz\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e4a9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6e4a9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34321a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34321a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4f453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e4f453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\"><b>Topic: <\/b>On Singular \u201cThey\/Their\/Them\u201d Pronouns<\/span><\/h2><p>You may have noticed some recent controversy over the use of singular they\/them\/their pronouns in academia. Up until recently, some of you may have even been corrected for your use of those pronouns as singular. However, despite its recent media attention, this is actually not a new issue! Singular they\/them\/theirs pronouns have been a part of the English vernacular for a very long time, and utilized by authors such as Shakespeare (\u201cThere\u2019s not a man I meet but doth salute me\/As if I were their well-acquainted friend\u201d) and Chaucer (\u201cAnd whoso fyndeth hym out of swich blame, They wol come up\u2026\u201d).<\/p><p>While some still have their contentions, as of the most recent edition, APA has decided to more formally endorse its usage as a singular pronoun. It is easier shorthand for referring to hypothetical individuals, or when referring to someone whose gender identity is unknown. For example, a literature paper might talk about how \u201cthe author can use visual motifs to their advantage\u201d, or a sociologist might talk about \u201cthe average college student is uncertain where they\u2019ll be five years from now\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p>While it might seem initially confusing, ultimately it just comes down to context clues and careful writing. Additionally, it helps eliminate awkward phrasing like \u201che\/she\u201d, \u201che or she\u201d, or \u201c(s)he\u201d. which can be jarring to encounter in a paper, while still being generally inclusive language. It\u2019s an excellent chance to show off your skill as a writer in crafting sentences that leave no doubt as to whether they\/them\/theirs is singular or plural!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04313e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04313e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\" pg-custom-vc vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid \">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>See if you can identify the number of \u201cthey\u201d or \u201cthem\u201d in the sentences below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" pg-custom-vc vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid \">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-90\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"90\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Singular they\/them\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c5de7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9c5de7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a710e22 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a710e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44020c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44020c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Self-Check<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae198b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae198b\" 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