Two weeks ago, we started the series on word classes. And last week, we delved into report writing. I thought it would be useful to intersperse the series, so we go back to word classes this week. We ...
A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a noun or noun phrase in a sentence. The children went to the park. The children played on the swings. The noun phrase 'the children' is used twice, which ...
What are pronouns? Pronouns are words that are used to replace a noun. They can also be used to refer to specific people in place of their name. Personal pronouns refer to the pronoun a person uses ...
Here’s why it’s so important to understand gender identity and pronouns. An increasing number of high profile names in the spotlight, such as Demi Lovato, Sam Smith and Jonathan Van Ness, have stated ...
With Demi Lovato revealing that they are non-binary and using they/them pronouns, it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to speed on pronoun etiquette. Because the English language lacks ...
How does the English language express gender? Did you know that about 25% of languages use masculine-feminine nouns and grammatical gender? These include languages like Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, ...