By Pronouns, Plurals

The normal sequence of personal pronouns is as follows: singular: For example, I, he and you will be punished for being late. They, you and we should leave there at once. Can any native speaker tell me whether the above rules are true or not?

Hello, first time user here hoping his question is relevant! I have been offered a job recently involving the use of clear/accurate english, hard copy, easily constructed sentences etc and even though my grasp of the english language is basically sound and i can string a coherent sentence...

You're correct, their is plural. It's becoming more acceptable, however, to use they/their as a "gender neutral" pronoun.

Hi Hblaw, "Space" is the "space" between words when typing on the keyboard. I see that a lot in high school level student's writing. Gender mix up and plural to singular are the most common. I had to work very hard to keep from making these mistakes. You are right about he and she sharing the...

Grammar Geek wrote:Can't we just say that because English lacks a non-gender-specific singular third-person personal pronoun (that applies to people - we don't like being called "it"), and because attempts to invents such a word have been unsuccessful, we sometimes use the plural form to avoid...

Can't we just say that because English lacks a non-gender-specific singular third-person personal pronoun (that applies to people - we don't like being called "it"), and because attempts to invents such a word have been unsuccessful, we sometimes use the plural form to avoid implying that the...

I agree that it is not correct to say "these ones" or "those ones" (although I say it all the time) because "these" and "those" are pronouns. However, I disagree that "one" cannot be made plural. I look at "ones" as being like saying "singles."

Philip wrote: Yoong Liat wrote: Anduy wrote:Everyone looks like they are enjoying the party.Everyone look like they are enjoying the party.Please tell me which sentence is the correct one.Thank you. Although 'everyone' means 'all the people', a singular verb has to be used. Every apple is...

Yoong Liat wrote: Anduy wrote:Everyone looks like they are enjoying the party.Everyone look like they are enjoying the party.Please tell me which sentence is the correct one.Thank you. Although 'everyone' means 'all the people', a singular verb has to be used. Every apple is rotten. Every...

Hi Kooyen, Speaking from experience, there is really no easy and clear way to explain to the learners why collective noun can be viewed as singular in some context and plural in the others. As I’ve emphasized many times before. Context dictates how we should select the verbs and how words are...