How to use he in a sentence. Today, he is the only masculine pronoun in english He, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns He and him are the masculine forms She and her are the feminine forms In written english, he is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman
Many people prefer to use `he or she' or `they' as an alternative to `he.' The male person or animal being discussed or last mentioned See examples of he used in a sentence. Traditionally, the pronouns he, his, and him have been used generically to refer to indefinite singular pronouns like anyone, everyone, and someone (everyone who agrees should raise his hand) and to singular nouns that do not indicate sex Every writer hopes he will produce a bestseller. The use of he and other masculine pronouns to refer to an unspecified person or to people in general, as in everybody can do as he likes in this country, was formerly widespread.
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