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{{pronounshelp}} is a template for generating a pronoun set and example sentence for reference and understanding.

It looks like this when it's used:

Pronoun	Singular they - they / them / their / theirs / themself
In use	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.

Copy and paste[edit source]

Copy and paste this into your page, and then type in the pronoun form after each =. For example, for the set "he/him", you would write subj=he |obj=him ... etc.

{{pronounshelp|pronounname= |subj= |obj= |posdet= |pospro= |reflex= |verbs=singular/plural (delete as appropriate) |name= }}

Please note that singular "they" uses plural verbs, even when talking about one person - so, despite the name singular "they", you would type verbs=plural.

Abbreviations[edit source]

See also: Wikipedia's page on third-person pronouns.

Abbreviation	Full name	Example using "he/him" set
subj	subject (nominative)	He is writing
obj	object (oblique)	I wrote about him
posdet	possessive determiner	That's his notebook
pospro	possessive pronoun	That pen is his
reflex	reflexive	Sam wrote about himself

Verbs[edit source]

Consider these sentences:

He/him pronouns: He is a dentist.
Singular they/them pronouns: They are a dentist.

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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-'''Pronoun set:''' {{{pronounname|Unnamed set}}} - {{{subj|he/she/they}}} / {{{obj|him/her/them}}} / {{{posdet|his/her/their}}} / {{{pospro|his/hers/theirs}}} / {{{reflex|himself/herself/themself}}}<br>'''Example sentence:''' {{{name|Someone}}} {{ #ifeq: {{{verbs|plural}}} | {{{verbs|singular}}} | are | 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'''}}}.<noinclude>
+<includeonly>{| class="wikitable"  style="width: 600px;"
+! style="text-align: left;" | Pronoun
+| {{{pronounname|Unnamed set}}} - {{{subj|he/she/they}}} / {{{obj|him/her/them}}} / {{{posdet|his/her/their}}} / {{{pospro|his/hers/theirs}}} / {{{reflex|himself/herself/themself}}}
+|-
+! style="text-align: left;" | In use
+| {{{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'''}}}.
+|}</includeonly><noinclude>
+<code><nowiki>{{pronounshelp}}</nowiki></code> is a template for generating a pronoun set and example sentence for reference and understanding.
+It looks like this when it's used:
+{| class="wikitable"  style="width: 600px;"
+! style="text-align: left;" | Pronoun
+| Singular they - they / them / their / theirs / themself
+|-
+! style="text-align: left;" | In use
+| 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.
+|}
+==Copy and paste==
+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>
 <code><nowiki>{{pronounshelp|pronounname= |subj= |obj= |posdet= |pospro= |reflex= |verbs=singular/plural (delete as appropriate) |name= }}</nowiki></code>
+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>.
+==Abbreviations==
+::''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-person_pronoun Wikipedia's page on third-person pronouns].''
+{| class="wikitable"
+! style="font-weight: bold;" | Abbreviation
+! style="font-weight: bold;" | Full name
+! style="font-weight: bold;" | Example using "he/him" set
+|-
+| subj
+| subject (nominative)
+| '''He''' is writing
+|-
+| obj
+| object (oblique)
+| I wrote about '''him'''
+|-
+| posdet
+| possessive determiner
+| That's '''his''' notebook
+|-
+| pospro
+| possessive pronoun
+| That pen is '''his'''
+|-
+| reflex
+| reflexive
+| Sam wrote about '''himself'''
+|}
+==Verbs==
+Consider these sentences:
+* He/him pronouns: ''He is a dentist.''
+* Singular they/them pronouns: ''They are a dentist.''
+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''.
 </noinclude>