Present Tense Discussion
by Saung May Thu Yin - Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 8:27 AM
I get up very early at 7:00am. My brother doesn't get up early. He often gets up at 10:00am. I always drink coffee in the morning, but my brother doesn't like coffee at all. He likes bread and tea instead. I am single and my brother also single.I leave for work at 9:00 am. My brother goes to the school at 11:00 am.
sentence 2: The predicate (main verb) is "doesn't get up", which is third person singular. Who doesn't get up? ="brother" is a noun used as a subject, and it is third person singular. The subject and verb in this sentence agree.
"he" is a pronoun used as a subject, and it is third person singular masculine. Its antecedent is the noun "brother" in sentence 2, which is also third person singular. Therefore, the pronoun and its antecedent agree.