English Grammar Rules

#Rule-30

Grammar with countable nouns
When we use countable nouns, certain elements in a sentence will change depending on whether the noun is singular or plural.

Third-person singular vs. third-person
plural pronouns

If a countable noun is being represented by a third-person pronoun, we must take care to use the correct singular or plural form.

Singular
When a noun is singular and names a person (or, sometimes, a pet) whose gender is known, then we use the third-person singular he, him, or his (masculine) or she, her, or hers (feminine). For example:

• “The man left early, so I didn’t get a chance to talk to him.” (Man is singular, so it takes the third-person singular pronoun him.)

• “The president has many things that she wants to accomplish in office.” (President is singular, so it takes the third-person singular pronoun she.)

• “We taught our dog to know which bed is his.” (Dog is singular, so it takes the third person singular pronoun his.)

If the noun names a singular place, thing, or non-domestic animal, then we must use the third person neuter pronoun it:

• “I hate this computer because it is so slow!”

• “The cow lowed softly as it ate.”

• “Some people dislike this town, but I’ve always loved it.”


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#Rule-30

Grammar with countable nouns
When we use countable nouns, certain elements in a sentence will change depending on whether the noun is singular or plural.

Third-person singular vs. third-person
plural pronouns

If a countable noun is being represented by a third-person pronoun, we must take care to use the correct singular or plural form.

Singular
When a noun is singular and names a person (or, sometimes, a pet) whose gender is known, then we use the third-person singular he, him, or his (masculine) or she, her, or hers (feminine). For example:

• “The man left early, so I didn’t get a chance to talk to him.” (Man is singular, so it takes the third-person singular pronoun him.)

• “The president has many things that she wants to accomplish in office.” (President is singular, so it takes the third-person singular pronoun she.)

• “We taught our dog to know which bed is his.” (Dog is singular, so it takes the third person singular pronoun his.)

If the noun names a singular place, thing, or non-domestic animal, then we must use the third person neuter pronoun it:

• “I hate this computer because it is so slow!”

• “The cow lowed softly as it ate.”

• “Some people dislike this town, but I’ve always loved it.”


https://www.tgoop.com/English_Grammar_Farlex

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