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Her vs. She

Her

/ə/
Used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned or easily identified.

Examples:

She loves her dog.I talked to her yesterday.

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Antonyms:

This word has no antonyms

She

/ʃi/
Used to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

Examples:

She is my friend.She loves to read books every evening.

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • She is a subject pronoun, which means it is used as the subject of a sentence.
  • Her is an object pronoun and is used when the pronoun is receiving an action.
  • She can start a sentence, but her usually cannot unless its possessive, as in her book.'
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