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Undid revision 1049568831 by 72.81.225.221 (talk) – the point of these sentences is to illustrate generic use of singular they


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! scope=”row” | {{nowrap|Singular ”they”}}
  
! scope=”row” | {{nowrap|Singular ”they”}}
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| {{em|They}} are my child.
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| {{em|They}} are a child.
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| When my child cries, I hug {{em|them}}.
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| When a child cries, I hug {{em|them}}.
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| My child tells me {{em|their}} age.
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| A child tells me {{em|their}} age.
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| If I lose my phone, my child lends me {{em|theirs}}.
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| If I lose my phone, a child lends me {{em|theirs}}.
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| My child dresses {{em|themself}} [or {{em|themselves}}].
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| A child dresses {{em|themself}} [or {{em|themselves}}].
 
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! scope=”row” | [[Generic he|Generic ”he”]]
  
! scope=”row” | [[Generic he|Generic ”he”]]