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Consider these sentences: | Consider these sentences: | ||
* ''He is a dentist.'' | * He/him pronouns: ''He is a dentist.'' | ||
* ''They are 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 say "they is 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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