{"id":594,"date":"2015-05-29T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T13:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2015-05-29T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T13:16:01","slug":"use-of-he-or-she","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/gender\/third-person-pronouns\/use-of-he-or-she\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of he or she"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can occasionally use he or she<\/em>, him or her<\/em> and his or her <\/em>as an alternative to pluralising the subject and verb, but overuse can seem pedantic. Therefore, not<\/p>\n

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\"ExclamationPoint\"<\/td>\nThe average student is worried about his or her<\/span> marks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
\"ExclamationPoint\"<\/td>\nThe applicant must demonstrate his or her<\/span> ability to work independently.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

but<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nStudents are worried about their<\/span> marks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nApplicants must demonstrate their<\/span> ability to work independently.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

In some instances, the pronoun adds nothing. Simply remove it or use an article.<\/p>\n

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\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nThe average student is worried about marks<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nThe applicant must demonstrate an ability<\/span> to work independently.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Back to Third-Person Pronouns<\/a><\/strong>
\nBack to Gender<\/a><\/strong>
\nBack to Content<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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