Let's break down the sentence:
Sentence: "I get up at 7 am every day. But my husband gets up at 5 am to go to work and not be late. At 7:30 am he returns home to get breakfast, so I cook breakfast for us once I am awake."
Nouns used as subjects:
- "I" (in both sentences)
- "my husband"
- "he"
Pronouns used to replace nouns:
- "I" replaces the speaker's name
- "he" replaces "my husband"
- "us" replaces "my husband and I"
Agreement of predicates or main verbs with subjects:
- "I get up" – "I" is singular, and "get" agrees.
- "my husband gets up" – "my husband" is singular, and "gets" agrees.
- "he returns" – "he" is singular, and "returns" agrees.
- "I cook" – "I" is singular, and "cook" agrees.
Agreement of pronouns with antecedents:
- "I" refers to the speaker (singular).
- "he" refers to "my husband" (singular), so it agrees.
- "us" refers to "my husband and I" (plural), so it agrees.
In conclusion:
- All verbs agree with their subjects.
- Pronouns ("I," "he," "us") correctly match their antecedents and subjects in number.