How do you use it or them?

How do you use it or them?

It is singular as well as neutral gender. Using ‘it’ here sounds almost outlandish to my (British) ears. Using ‘them’ notionally (representing ‘the people staffing’ or equivalent) would be normal in the UK.

When to use these those and them?

We use this/that/these/those to explain what we are talking about. We sometimes use them with nouns and we sometimes use them on their own. We use this (singular) and these (plural) to talk about things close to us, and that (singular) and those (plural) to talk about things at some distance away from us.

Can them be used for things?

It is absolutely fine to use them/they/their to refer to inanimate objects. Them/they are pronouns used for plural nouns.

Do you say those or them?

“Them” is sometimes used in place of “those” as a demonstrative in both nominative and oblique constructions. Examples are “Them are the pants I want” and “Give me some of them crackers.”

Is it it or them?

Use “them” for plural subjects and “it” for singular subjects.

Why do we use them?

Them is used to refer to the object of a clause. In other words, it usually represents the group of people or things that have ‘experienced’ the action described by the verb, and refers back to two or more people or things that were mentioned earlier: I’ve bought some apples. I’ll put them on the table.

Can we use them?

Using them as the plural of something that would be it in the singular is perfectly fine. Them not only stands for people, it also stands for things since it’s the general plural for it. — Yes, eat them all.

Can you call objects them?

Yes “they” is correct when referring to inanimate objects. From Merriam-Webster: those ones — used as third person pronoun serving as the plural of he, she, or it… Your second sentence is incorrect because you are referring to multiple apples.

Why do you use them?

Where can we use them?

language note: Them is a third person pronoun. Them is used as the object of a verb or preposition. You use them to refer to a group of people, animals, or things. The Beatles–I never get tired of listening to them.

Do you use’them’or’it’in the UK?

Using ‘them’ notionally (representing ‘the people staffing’ or equivalent) would be normal in the UK.

When to use ” they ” or ” them ” in a sentence?

Before you use “they” or “them” as the pronoun for a person, you should make sure they want you to use that pronoun to describe them. While “they” pronouns describe a single person, you still conjugate the verb as you would with the plural use of “they” in a sentence. Anywhere you’d use “he” or “she,” replace it with “they.” For example:

What does it mean to use they / them pronouns?

What Does It Mean to Use They/Them Pronouns? Using they/them pronouns refers to the choice of being called “they” instead of “he” or “she” and “them” instead of “her” or “him.” A person who doesn’t identify as a boy, girl, man, or woman sometimes wants a nonbinary pronoun used in place of their name.

When do you refer to a department as ” them “?

So, when you refer to department as “them”, you are actually refering to the people who work in that department, not the department itself. Share Improve this answer Follow answered Apr 1 ’17 at 8:27