plural pronoun

collocation in English

meaningsofpluralandpronoun

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plural
adjective
uk
/ˈplʊə.rəl/us
/ˈplʊr.əl/
consisting of lots of different races or types of people or of ...
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pronoun
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.naʊn/us
/ˈproʊ.naʊn/
a word that is used instead of a noun or a ...
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(Definition ofpluralandpronounfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplural pronoun

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By definition, thispluralpronounincludes oneself and at least one other individual.
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This use of thepluralpronounis described as the 'gender-neutrality principle'.
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This, combined with the potential ambiguity between second-person singular and second-person plural, led us to exclude the second-personpluralpronounfrom our study.
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Figure 3 shows the singular andpluralpronounvariants by men, illustrating that he was used more frequently with the -man indefinites than the plural they.
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Perhaps both 'him' and 'them', the thirdpluralpronounhas dialectal variants of em. 13.
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In response to this, the grammar now allows for the use of apluralpronounif the subject is indefinite or if the expression is generic.
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First, the original singular pronoun thou / thee was replaced by thepluralpronounye / you.
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Saul does not explicitly invite the rush; however, he uses an ambiguous first personpluralpronoun(we) to do this work.
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I am sure that the investigation that cannot but follow the debate will cast light on the meaning of the first personpluralpronounin that sentence.
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The second-personpluralpronoun"ghi" slowly gained use as a respectful second-person singular form.
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The 2nd personpluralpronounis always omitted.
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The third person is gender-neutral and there are both inclusive and exclusive forms of the second personpluralpronoun.
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Later, after being in contact with foreigners, the second personpluralpronounacquired another function.
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The language also has an inclusive and an exclusive first-personpluralpronoun.
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Similarly, there is some tendency to follow speech and drop the w from the second-personpluralpronounin certain modern semi-literary styles.
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This combination was contracted and fused over time, eventually resulting in "jullie", the informalpluralpronounthat is used today.
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The use of thepluralpronoun"they" with singular reference is common in practice.
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