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SSY Jung Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

for him or herself/her

Dear members

"As they work together to create music, each child builds for him or herself/her a new identity."

I saw the above sentence on a English text book with "herself". Could I use "her" instead of "herself" OR "for himself or herself"?

Thanks in advance.
SSY
  

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SSY Jung each child builds for him or herself Correct as shown above. Because of the following "herself", it is assumed that "him" is to be taken as "himself", thus: each child builds for himself or herself him or herself should be parsed as (him or her) self . SSY Jung Could I use "her" instead of "herself" ...?

— CalifJim

  • SSY Jung each child builds for him or herself Correct as shown above.
  • Because of the following "herself", it is assumed that "him" is to be taken as "himself", thus: each child builds for himself or herself him or herself should be parsed as (him or her) self .
  • SSY Jung Could I use "her" instead of "herself" ...?
  • No.
  • "for himself or herself"?
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SSY Jungeach child builds for him or herself
Correct as shown above. Because of the following "herself", it is assumed that "him" is to be taken as "himself", thus:

each child builds for himself or herself

him or herself should be parsed as (him or her) self.
SSY JungCould I use "her" inst
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