En anglès, l'adjectiu possessiu que s'utilitza per a una persona de gènere desconegut, no especificat o no binari és their. [1, 2]
Tot i que tradicionalment és la forma del plural, el seu ús en singular (conegut com a singular "their") està completament acceptat i és l'opció estàndard per evitar estructures feixugues com "his or her". [1, 2, 3]
Exemples d'ús:
- "Someone left their keys on the table." (Algú ha deixat les seves claus sobre la taula).
- "Every student must bring their own laptop." (Cada alumne ha de portar el seu propi ordinador).
- "If a customer calls, ask for their phone number." (Si truca un client, demana-li el seu número de telèfon). [1, 2]
- Somebody forgot their coat." (Algú s'ha deixat el seu abric.)
- "Does anyone want to share their opinion?" (Hi ha algú que vulgui compartir la seva opinió?)
- "Everyone must clean their own desk."
EXERCISE: choose (3 choices)
EXERCISE: match the subject pronoun with its corresponding possessive pronoun.EXERCISE: write the correct possessive adjective
EXERCISE: write the correct Subject Pronoun or Possessive Adjective (1)
EXERCISE: write the correct Subject Pronoun or Possessive Adjective (2)
WORDWALL GAMES
Communicative activity:
Get students to check their memory saying their classmates' names.
His name is Gael
Her name is Nausica
Their names are Gael and Nausica
Our names are Gael, Nausica and Nati.
