Pronoun for non-human objects?
What should be / could be the pronoun for the following non-human objects?
1. Ghost
2. Monkey / Chimpanzees
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kenny1999 the pronoun for ... non-human objects That depends on how well you know them. In general, ghosts, monkeys, and chimpanzees are 'it', but if you know the identity of the ghost, it could be 'he' or 'she', and if the monkey or chimpanzee is more like a pet, it too can be 'he' or 'she'.
- kenny1999 the pronoun for ...
- non-human objects That depends on how well you know them.
- In general, ghosts, monkeys, and chimpanzees are 'it', but if you know the identity of the ghost, it could be 'he' or 'she', and if the monkey or chimpanzee is more like a pet, it too can be 'he' or 'she'.
- Most pets are 'he' or 'she'.
- CJ
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kenny1999the pronoun for ... non-human objects
That depends on how well you know them.
In general, ghosts, monkeys, and chimpanzees are 'it', but if you know the identity of the ghost, it could be 'he' or 'she', and if the monkey or chimpanzee is more like a pet, it too can be 'he' or 'she'. Most pets are 'he' or 'she'.
CJ
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I would use the word things instead because it's more general.
For the part of your question about animals, using the word objects would not make sense. You could say non-human animals, animals other than humans or simply animals.
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