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What are some examples of pronouns with their antecedent?

Here are some examples of pronouns with their antecedents:

Example 1:

* Sentence: The dog wagged its tail.

* Pronoun: its

* Antecedent: dog

Example 2:

* Sentence: Sarah loves to read her favorite books.

* Pronoun: her

* Antecedent: Sarah

Example 3:

* Sentence: The students turned in their assignments.

* Pronoun: their

* Antecedent: students

Example 4:

* Sentence: The tree shed its leaves in autumn.

* Pronoun: its

* Antecedent: tree

Example 5:

* Sentence: John and Mary went to the store to buy their groceries.

* Pronoun: their

* Antecedent: John and Mary

Example 6:

* Sentence: The cat chased its tail.

* Pronoun: its

* Antecedent: cat

Example 7:

* Sentence: The birds flew south for the winter.

* Pronoun: they

* Antecedent: birds

Things to remember:

* Pronouns take the place of nouns.

* Antecedents are the nouns that pronouns refer to.

* Agreement: Pronouns must agree in number and gender with their antecedents. For example, you can't say "The cat chased his tail." You would need to use "its" because "cat" is singular and neuter.

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