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Natalia09 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Gender of "party"

What gender does the word "party" (in a claim) have? It or he/she. There are several parties, both men and women.

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"party" has no gender, so you can use the pronoun "he" or the combination "he or she" to refer to the party in question. CJ

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  • "party" has no gender, so you can use the pronoun "he" or the combination "he or she" to refer to the party in question.
  • CJ
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"party" has no gender, so you can use the pronoun "he" or the combination "he or she" to refer to the party in question.

CJ
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In this usage, party is a non-gender specific noun. People of a party are grouped by their like-position or views, so a party may have some men and some woman, but it may also have only men or only women - you do not know. Party (in a claim) is more like a 'they', but remember it is a noun and not pronoun, so do not say: "Party was in the affirmative", but rather, "The party was in the aff
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