Georgia 3.L.GC.1.29
The Standard
Usage: Ensure pronoun-antecedent agreement. (Continue)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students match a pronoun with the noun it replaces in number and, when relevant, gender. They revise sentences so each pronoun clearly points to the intended noun.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can identify the noun a pronoun replaces and choose a matching singular or plural pronoun. They can edit a short paragraph to fix mismatches and unclear references.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose a pronoun that does not match the intended noun's number, such as “The boxes lost its labels.” They may also use a pronoun that could point to two different nouns.
How to Assess It
- Give students: “The kittens played with its toys. Ava and Luis packed her bags.” Ask them to underline each antecedent and rewrite both sentences correctly.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs noun and pronoun cards; students match them, build sentences, and explain each match.
Discuss “The puppies wagged its tails” and “The puppies wagged their tails,” then have students write why one sentence works.
Play Pronoun Repair: teams draw an error sentence, replace the mismatched pronoun, and earn a point by naming its antecedent.
Have students edit a short class newsletter so every pronoun matches the person, place, thing, or group it names.
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