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| | '''Pronoun set:''' {{{pronounname}}} - {{{subj}}} / {{{obj}}} / {{{posdet}}} / {{{pospro}}} / {{{reflex}}}<br>'''Example sentence:''' {{{name}}} is writing {{{posdet}}} example sentence, and {{{subj}}} is/are very pleased with {{{reflex}}}. It was pretty hard for {{{obj}}}, but {{{subj}}} is/are pleased because it's {{{pospro}}}.<noinclude> |
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| | {{{pronounname|Unnamed set}}} - {{{subj|he/she/they}}} / {{{obj|him/her/them}}} / {{{posdet|his/her/their}}} / {{{pospro|his/hers/theirs}}} / {{{reflex|himself/herself/themself}}}
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| | {{{name|Someone}}} is writing {{{posdet|'''posdet'''}}} example sentence, and {{{subj|'''subj'''}}} {{ #ifeq: {{{verbs|plural}}} | {{{verbs|singular}}} | are | is }} very pleased with {{{reflex|'''reflex'''}}}. It was pretty hard for {{{obj|'''obj'''}}}, but {{{subj|'''subj'''}}} {{ #ifeq: {{{verbs|plural}}} | {{{verbs|singular}}} | are | is }} happy because it's {{{pospro|'''pospro'''}}}.
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| <code><nowiki>{{pronounshelp}}</nowiki></code> is a template for generating a pronoun set and example sentence for reference and understanding.
| | <code><nowiki>{{pronounshelp|pronounname= |subj= |obj= |posdet= |pospro= |reflex= |name= }}</nowiki></code> |
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| It looks like this when it's used:
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| ! style="text-align: left;" | Pronoun
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| | Singular they - they / them / their / theirs / themself
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| ! style="text-align: left;" | In use
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| | Sam is writing their example sentence, and they are very pleased with themself. It was pretty hard for them, but they are happy because it's theirs.
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| ==Copy and paste==
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| Copy and paste this into your page, and then type in the pronoun form after each <code>=</code>. For example, for the set "he/him", you would write <code>subj=he |obj=him ... etc.</code>
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| <code><nowiki>{{pronounshelp|pronounname= |subj= |obj= |posdet= |pospro= |reflex= |verbs=singular/plural (delete as appropriate) |name= }}</nowiki></code> | |
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| Please note that singular "they" uses plural verbs, even when talking about one person - so, despite the name ''singular'' "they", you would type <code>verbs=plural</code>.
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| ==Abbreviations==
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| ::''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-person_pronoun Wikipedia's page on third-person pronouns].''
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| ! style="font-weight: bold;" | Abbreviation
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| ! style="font-weight: bold;" | Full name
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| ! style="font-weight: bold;" | Example using "he/him" set
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| | subj
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| | subject (nominative)
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| | '''He''' is writing
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| | obj
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| | object (oblique)
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| | I wrote about '''him'''
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| | posdet
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| | possessive determiner
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| | That's '''his''' notebook
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| | pospro
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| | possessive pronoun
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| | That pen is '''his'''
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| | reflex
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| | reflexive
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| | Sam wrote about '''himself'''
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| ==Verbs==
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| Consider these sentences:
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| * He/him pronouns: ''He is a dentist.''
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| * Singular they/them pronouns: ''They are a dentist.''
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| The ''he/him'' pronoun set uses singular verbs - the verb here is "is". But the ''singular they/them'' set uses plural verbs - "are". ''Singular they'' doesn't typically use singular verbs, meaning one would not usually say "they is a dentist" when using ''singular they''.
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