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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}}} 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==
-* '''subj''' - subject (also called nominative)
+::''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-person_pronoun Wikipedia's page on third-person pronouns].''
-* '''obj''' - object (also called oblique)
-* '''posdet''' - possessive determiner
+{| class="wikitable"
-* '''pospro''' - possessive pronoun
+! style="font-weight: bold;" | Abbreviation
-* '''reflex''' - reflexive (usually the object + "-self")
+! 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>