Master confusing words with ease
They vs. It
They
/ðeɪ/Examples:
They are my friends.They eat lunch together every day.
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This word has no antonymsIt
/ɪt/Examples:
Where is it?I found it under the chair.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- It is used to refer to a singular thing or a non-specific subject. Think of it as something you can usually point to, like an object or animal.
- They is used for multiple people or objects, or to refer to a person whose gender is unknown or to be non-binary.
- A quick way to remember is using it when talking about one and they when talking about more than one.
- Visualize it with a single item in a picture and they with a group of items or people.
- Remember, it relates to singular and they relates to plural or gender neutrality.
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