Pronouns and Antecedents Pronouns must clearly refer to a specific noun (antecedent) and must agree with it in number and gender. Mistakes often happen when the pronoun reference is unclear or when ...

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender. For instance, “Every student must submit their form” is incorrect in strict grammar, as “student” is ...

For example, if you want to quote a sentence from a speech, but the speaker uses a pronoun that is unclear without the context, you can use brackets to specify the antecedent.

In a sign of the AI times, columnist and author June Casagrande asks ChatGPT to write a grammar book inspired by her style.

English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to ...

Grammarian and author Ellen Jovin has gained fame with her grammar table, answering hard questions about split infinitives ...

WEST POINT — A Virginia high school teacher was fired Thursday for refusing to use a transgender student’s new pronouns, a case believed to be the first of its kind ...

In Pronoun Trouble, the Columbia professor and New York Times columnist tells the truth about those pesky little words.