ACT Preparation / Unit 3 ACT 0215 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Singular They for a Person
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The idea
For one person whose gender is unknown or unimportant, or who prefers it, the anchor accepts singular they, them and their.
In practice
"Each runner should bring their own water." "A nurse checks on their patients."
Where people slip
Where they is already doing other work, rewrite: drop the pronoun, or make the antecedent plural, as in "Runners bring their own water."
Your place on the trail
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