If there are two vowels in a word and the vowels are separated by two or more letters, the first vowels is usually short, for example: Lantern. Basket. Ticket.

Words that sound the same but have different meanings (and sometimes spelling) are called homophones. Therefore they’re, their and there are Homophones.

The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it. Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

Singular they is the use in English of the pronoun they or its inflected or derivative forms, them, their, theirs, and themselves (or themself), as an epicene (gender-neutral) singular pronoun.

Do not use “their” as an alternative to his or her; “their” should be used only when referring to a plural subject. Each of the rules here offers a method of avoiding gender-based language. 1. Rewrite the sentence to avoid the need for any pronoun at all.

Neutral

Using the plural pronoun to refer to a single person of unspecified gender is an old and honorable pattern in English, not a newfangled bit of degeneracy or a politically correct plot to avoid sexism (though it often serves the latter purpose).

Gender Neutral / Gender Inclusive Pronouns

Other Types of Pronoun

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