Will you call it a third person when we talk about an animal or thing?
Hello Everyone,
I know that we call 'he' and 'she' third person singular as they are 'one' and also human but I want to know if I am talking about an animal or a thing will you also consider it a third person? If yes then tell me why do you call it a person as it is not a human?
Here is an example:
My cat is beautiful.
I know 'the cat' in the above-mentioned sentence is the subject of the sentence, but can I call it a third person singular?
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anonymous I want to know if I am talking about an animal or a thing will you also consider it a third person? If yes then tell me why do you call it a person as it is not a human? 'Person' is just a linguistic term: reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection.
- anonymous I want to know if I am talking about an animal or a thing will you also consider it a third person?
- If yes then tell me why do you call it a person as it is not a human?
- 'Person' is just a linguistic term: reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection.
- Any present simple English verb ending in '-s' indicates that the subject is third person : The table is broken.
- The mountain has erupted.
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anonymous I want to know if I am talking about an animal or a thing will you also consider it a third person? If yes then tell me why do you call it a person as it is not a human?
'Person' is just a linguistic term: reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in ma
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