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Jarman Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Person and "Their"
Why in this sentence: "a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government", the word "their" is used with "person". Why "its" is not used?
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Welcome to the English Forum and thank you for registering. A person is seldom referred to as “it” until he/she becomes a corpse. To avoid deciding whether the person is a he or a she, we tend to use their instead of his or her government.
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- A person is seldom referred to as “it” until he/she becomes a corpse.
- To avoid deciding whether the person is a he or a she, we tend to use their instead of his or her government.
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Welcome to the English Forum and thank you for registering.
A person is seldom referred to as “it” until he/she becomes a corpse.
To avoid deciding whether the person is a he or a she, we tend to use their instead of his or her government.
A person is seldom referred to as “it” until he/she becomes a corpse.
To avoid deciding whether the person is a he or a she, we tend to use their instead of his or her government.
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