Is them singular or plural?

“Them” can be either singular or plural and, like the singular they, it is used to refer to someone when gender is unknown or irrelevant or to refer to a nonbinary person who uses “they/them” personal pronouns.

For example, “If a student misses a class, let them know they can come to office hours.”

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Is they singular or plural?

They has been traditionally used as a plural pronoun, but it can be either singular or plural depending on the context.

The singular they can be used when referring to someone whose gender is unknown or irrelevant, as well as someone who identifies as nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, or otherwise uses “they/them” personal pronouns.

For example, “If a customer has any questions, they can ask the staff.”

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What is nominative case?

Nominative case (also known as subjective case) is used for personal pronouns when they are the subject of a sentence (e.g., I, he, she, we) and objective case is used for pronouns when they are the object (e.g., me, him, her, us).

A pronoun in the nominative or subjective case is known as a subject pronoun or nominative pronoun (e.g., “she emailed my teacher”).

A pronoun in the objective case is known as an object pronoun (e.g., “my teacher emailed her”).

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What is a predicate noun?

A predicate noun is another term for a predicate nominative. It’s a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies, describes, or redefines the subject.

For example, in the sentence “you are my best friend,” “you” is the subject and “my best friend” is the predicate nominative describing the subject.

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Are academic concepts capitalized?

In general, academic concepts are not capitalized; most are common nouns. This includes disciplines, models, theories, and frameworks (e.g., “string theory,” “existentialism”).

Common nouns are not capitalized even when they are used alongside proper nouns or adjectives (which are always capitalized) in the name of an academic concept (e.g., “Newton’s laws,” “Juvenalian satire”).

QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker can help you make sure you’re using capitalization correctly.

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