Not so fast, said Kevin Keegan, a high school journalism teacher in Silver Spring, Md. The pronoun “her,” he claimed, lacks a true antecedent. He said “her” can’t refer to the possessive case “Toni ...

A pronoun takes the place of a noun close nounA noun is the name of a thing, such as an object, a place, or a person. in a sentence. Pronouns are short words like 'it', 'she', 'he', 'you', 'we', 'they ...

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In its latest edition, the Associated Press Stylebook -- a widely used reference for journalists -- is embracing the use of “they” as a singular pronoun. “We offer new advice for two reasons: ...

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