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B4B1
Personal Pronoun with Compound Subject
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Compound subjects joined with
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and
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take plural pronouns.
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Bryan and Ian took
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their
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dogs on a walk.
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Compound subjects joined with
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or
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or
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nor
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take singular
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pronouns.
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Neither Bryan nor Ian took
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his
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dog on a walk.
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Note:
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Difficulties can develop when the nouns in a
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compound subject joined with
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or
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or
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nor
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are of different
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genders.
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Neither Bryan nor Lisa took his or her dog on a walk.
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See
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Personal Pronoun with Indefinite Pronoun
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B4B2.htf
for a
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discussion on gender issues with pronouns.
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