0 used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described:
I've known the Browns for a long time. They're very nice people.
They (= people who know) say things will be better in the new year.
"There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?"
At that time Smith said that they wanted to be open about their new identity, but weren't ready to speak at length about it.
The singer came out as non-binary, joining a growing number of people who use "they/them" as pronouns.
1 the things or people being spoken about, who have already been mentioned:
My parents live down in Florida, but they come up to Chicago every summer.
"Thank you for the flowers." "It's all right. I thought they might cheer you up."
An ambulance crew was called to his home, but he was dead by the time they arrived.
Most children in the UK remain in full-time education until they are at least 16 years old.
Oil and water don't mix. Even if you shake them together they separate into two layers.
0 Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.)
We use personal pronouns in place of noun phrases. We often use them to refer back to people and things that we have already identified (underlined):
Personal subject pronouns act as the subject of a clause. We use them before a verb to show who is doing the verb. We do not usually leave out the pronoun:
We use I and me to refer to the speaker or writer. I is the subject form and me is the object form:
We use you to refer to the listener or reader. It is both the subject and the object form. You can refer to one person or more than one person. It is usually clear from the context whether you is singular or plural:
He, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns. He and him are the masculine forms. She and her are the feminine forms:
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（作主語）他們，她們，它們, ﹙用於代替 he 或 she﹚他／她…
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ellos, ellas, se usa en lugar de “he” o “she” cuando se desconoce o se quiere evitar nombrar el género del sujeto…
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eles, elas, usado para falar de alguém quando quer se evitar o uso de “he” ou “she” ou não se sabe se é homem ou mulher…
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（三人称複数形主格）彼らは（が）, 彼女らは（が）, それらは（が）…
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onlar, insanlar, kişiler…
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