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Aqua tile 887 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Singular/Plural usage question
If in a sentence I say, "If any students give you a problem, send them to me," or do I need to say, "If any student gives you a problem, send him/her to me?"
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" If any studen t gives you trouble, send him/her to me. Today "them" is accepted in place of "him/her". However, it depends on the common practice in the place you are in.
- " If any studen t gives you trouble, send him/her to me.
- Today "them" is accepted in place of "him/her".
- However, it depends on the common practice in the place you are in.
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aqua tile 887"If any students give you a problem, send them to me," or do I need to say, "If any student gives you a problem, send him/her to me?"
If any student gives you trouble, send him/her to me.
Today "them" is accepted in place of "him/her". However, it depends on the common practice in the place yo
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