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Questions related to personal pronoun, an independent pronoun which can have various forms according to gender, number, person, and case.

A personal pronoun is an independent pronoun which can have various forms according to gender, number, person, and case. Examples of personal pronouns are me, you, and they.

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in spite of him/his

Jane told Marcos that in spite of (him/his) being small, he would definitely be a great asset to the team because of his athletic abilities. In the above sentence, which of him/his is correct and why ?
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Gender specific pronouns

I noticed people using pronouns next to their names Jo (she/her). I understand the reason behind the first part (she), but I completely don't get the second part. Doesn't "she" imply "her"? Is it even possible to use something else, "She changed his…
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"One of them was/were you"

If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, which do I say? One of them were you One of them was you.
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Which is correct, "you and yours" or "yourself and yours"?

What is the correct phrasal construction "Protect you and yours" or "Protect yourself and yours"? Are they both acceptable? Thank you.
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'Let's get our socks on'/'Aren't we clever' Pronoun Usage

I sometimes hear people using us, we etc. when talking to young children in order to refer to the child: e.g "Let's get our socks on"; "Aren't we a clever boy". For how long have people done this? Is this as common as I think it is? And does it…
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"President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady" - Should this be he, him or himself?

"President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady." Should this be he, him or himself?
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there is, there are with personal pronouns

I almost never see "there is/are" used with personal pronouns. Why do they not get along with each other? 1 There is me in this house. 2 There are them in this town. I think they are wrong. But why? However, I can give one example: Thus, when…
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Am I right in thinking modern usage of the word "me" is drifting to "I"; Is there an increasing trend?

In reply to suggested duplicate question: It may be that I can find some useful guidance from the earlier Answer (for which thanks), but I'm really asking whether there's a general trend, particularly in the everyday speech of well-educated people,…
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"He" refers to whom?

"Tom said to Sam that he should go to the shop." In the above sentence, 'he' refers to whom? There is ambiguity here,right?. It can mean either tom or sam. So is the sentence above correct? If not, how to write it properly?
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Can I use "our" and "we" in a formal essay?

I am writing a formal essay, based on the following prompt Differing points of view make life interesting. I am finding it hard to avoid using "our" and "we" in the essay. For example, in the following context: Humans have a wide range of…
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entailed him / his being - use of pronoun vs possessive determiner

The position entailed him/his being in Chicago most of the time. The bonuses were based on him/his reaching the quota. It had nothing to do with him/his being privy to the information. His fondness for sports resulted in him/his assuming that…
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Narrative in second person: singular or plural?

The lack of distinction of singular-plural pronouns for the second person in English (quite strange for native Spanish speakers, as myself) is usually unimportant, I guess, because the ambiguity is either irrelevant or obvious from them context. But…
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Can I use "it" to refer to a person?

Is using "it" to refer to a person ok? If it is, why? Q)Who is your teacher? A)It is Mr. Red.
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How to use properly such generic person pronouns as one, people, you, we, and they

When writing about a general topic in emails, essays, business correspondence or whatever, I often wonder which generic person pronoun to use. My quick Google search for sample sentences using such pronouns as one, people, you etc. returned a lot…
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Her and her husband proper grammar

I am editing the following sentence, and having an issue with identifying the proper pronoun. “Her and her husband’s journeys and careers have allowed them to travel extensively.” I know the rule about taking away the other subject to determine…
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