Troublesome Pronouns (Concluded) Unit 17 Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Concluded)  Generic Pronouns  Singular Personal Pronouns  Personal Pronouns Before Verbs Ending in - ing  Relative Pronouns Who and Whom Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Generic Pronouns In order not to discriminate when referring to groups, avoid limiting the pronoun to any one gender You this by altering the sentence or by using both the masculine and feminine pronouns (he or she, him or her)  Each person waiting in line had a number assigned to him or her  All students opened their booklets as the test began Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Tryout Sentences Every agent must send (his, his or her) monthly tally sheet to the main office Each member of the organization paid (his, his or her) dues on time If wronged, any citizen can take (his, his or her) case to the courts The average person will have no problem when (he, he or she) goes to the polls When a taxpayer has a question, (he, he or she) may call the IRS Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Singular Personal Pronouns These words are followed by singular pronouns: another every no one anybody everybody nothing anyone everyone one anything everything somebody each neither someone either nobody something Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Singular Personal Pronouns (cont) Anyone, everyone, and someone are spelled as two words when followed by a phrase beginning with of  Every soldier is ready to defend his or her country  Every woman in the military is ready to defend her country  Ask any one of the men for his opinion Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Tryout Sentences Each senator will visit (his or her, their) constituents during the recess (Everyone, Every one) of the employees indicated (his or her, their) agreement to participate in the plan Please ask (anyone, any one) of the ushers to guide you with (his or her, their) flashlight No one in my family returned (his or her, their) gifts after Christmas I am sure that any one of the guests knows (his or her, their) way here Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Personal Pronouns before Verbs Ending in - ing  Personal pronouns that precede verbs ending in -ing are expressed in the possessive form: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their  Your arriving late every day is cause for dismissal  The doctor warned Esteban about his smoking Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Tryout Sentences The coach forbade (us, our) eating before the game (Me, My) going depends solely on the weather I am annoyed about (you, your) gossiping behind my back The instructor would accept no excuse for (their, them) missing the test Geraldo’s supervisor objected to (his, him) being absent so often Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Relative Pronouns Who and Whom Who and whom are relative pronouns that may be either singular or plural in meaning When deciding between who and whom, mentally turn the sentence around and substitute a personal pronoun for who and whom  Who is at the door?   (I am at the door.) Whom did Augusta appoint for the job?  (She appointed him for the job.) Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) 10 of 11 Tryout Sentences Tell me to (who, whom) the package is to be sent After careful study the detective has discovered (who, whom) is guilty of the crime (Who, Whom) is the person in charge? List the names of four people (who, whom) I should contact for interviews The clerk cannot tell me (who, whom) is to receive the package Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) 11 of 11 .. .Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Concluded)  Generic Pronouns  Singular Personal Pronouns  Personal Pronouns Before Verbs Ending in - ing  Relative Pronouns Who and Whom Unit 17 Troublesome... line had a number assigned to him or her  All students opened their booklets as the test began Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Tryout Sentences Every agent must send (his, his or... he or she) goes to the polls When a taxpayer has a question, (he, he or she) may call the IRS Unit 17 Troublesome Pronouns (Conclu ded) of 11 Singular Personal Pronouns These words are followed