语法 pronouns.ppt

Pronoun concerd in gender DENDER is a grammatical category.It is a set of grammatical forms of nouns,determiners and adjectives that tell of the distinctions of sex.unlike some European languages such as German,French and Russian that have a complicated gender system,the English language is not marked with any gender distinction * Lecture 8Pronouns(1) 1.Pronoun concord in number 1.1Pronoun concord with every-,some-,any-compounds as antecedent 1.2 Pronoun concord with coordinate cnstruction as antecedent 1.3 Pronoun concord with collective noun as antecedent Pronoun concord with plural noun/pronoun+eachas antecedent 1.4 Pronoun concord with plural noun/pronoun+eachas antecedent 2.Pronoun concord in gender 2.1Pronoun concord with male/female noun as antecedent 2.2Pronoun concord with common gender noun as antecedent 2.3Pronoun concord with neutral gender noun as antecedent Introduction Pronouns are varied closed-class words with nominal function.English has a developed pronoun system,comprising 人称代词（Personal Pronoun） 物主代词（Possessive Pronoun） 反身代词（Reflexive Pronoun） 相互代词（Reciprocal Pronoun） 指示代词（Demonstrative Pronoun） 疑问代词（Interrogative Pronoun） 关系代词（Relative Pronoun） 不定代词（Indefinite Pronoun） The present lecture will deal with the concord of pronouns(and corresponding determiners)with their antecedents in number,gender and person. 代词的使用要注意与其先行项的“数”（Number）、“性”（Gender）、“人称”（Person）的一致。 Pronoun concord in number The choice of pronoun number forms is generally determined by the number of its antecedent,that is to say,a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number.Here are a few points that merit our attention. Exercise That cast is giving (its,their) best performance tonight. its 2.Most mystery stories dont end the way you expect (it,them) to. them 3.Hawaii is also known for the many beautiful islands (it has,they have). it has 4.Be