they
Pronunciation
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(personal)
- "They" is used to talk about two or more people, not you or the person you are speaking to.
- I love Josie and Reg. They are nice people.
- "They" is used to talk about two or more things.
- Can you get the books for me? They're over there.
- "They" is used to talk about one or more person when you don't know the sex or number.
- If a person is fast, they can get there early.
- "They" is used to talk about people in general.
- When are they going to finish that new building?
- They say you should drink eight glasses of water a day.
Singular | Plural | ||||||||||
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Subject | Object | Possessive 1 | Possessive 2 | Reflexive | Subject | Object | Possessive 1 | Possessive 2 | Reflexive | ||
First | I | me | my | mine | myself | we | us | our | ours | ourselves | |
Second | you | you | your | yours | yourself | you | you | your | yours | yourselves | |
Third | Feminine | she | her | her | hers | herself | they | them | their | theirs | themselves |
Masculine | he | him | his | his | himself | ||||||
Impersonal | it | it | its | its | itself |