That friend
"We all have that friend who we know probably does bad things, but we don't see them do those things, so we can pretend it's not really that bad," says Rob Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester.
"When we see the evidence of how bad they really are, it's unsurprising but still gut wrenching. This is what's happening with people who kept supporting Johnson. Their worst suspicions are being confirmed."
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Does the pronoun "them" refer to the singular "that friend" in the first sentence of the cited text?
And if so why is it like that?
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anonymous Does the pronoun "them" refer to the singular "that friend" in the first sentence of the cited text? Yes. anonymous And if so why is it like that?
- anonymous Does the pronoun "them" refer to the singular "that friend" in the first sentence of the cited text?
- Yes.
- anonymous And if so why is it like that?
- they/them/their -singular is gender neutral.
- Singular Masculine - he Feminine - she Neutral - they Plural Undifferentiated - they CJ
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anonymousDoes the pronoun "them" refer to the singular "that friend" in the first sentence of the cited text?
Yes.
anonymousAnd if so why is it like that?
they/them/their-singular is gender neutral.
Singular
Masculine - he
Feminine - she
Neutral - they
Plural
Undifferentiated
0
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