some nouns should be used their pronouns as living things...for example.... The ship sunk into sea and no news about 'her' so far.
Anyone can tell me what are the grammar rules for that ?
2006-09-29 15:20:40 · 8 answers · asked by Steven A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Ships are always referred to as Female, as are planes and some cars. This is why the "Her" when referring to a ship. However, if there is no reletive term for usage such as the above, you should always use a non-gender specific pronoun for any non-living thing.
2006-09-29 15:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have several other problems that are more significant in your question; grammar, syntax, and proper tense usage. I would be more concerned with these than worrying about the pronoun for a ship.
By the way, the pronoun for lifeless things....they, them, or their depending upon the case needed in the sentence.
2006-09-30 04:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not positive of your question, but here are the rules.
Genders= Masculine, Feminine, Common, and Neuter
Ex. M= boy-- he
F= girl-- she
C= child-- he or she
N= wind, tree, table-- it
In your example, ship is a neuter noun and the pronoun SHOULD be it. However in society we give objects a gender as a way of playing or giving them sentiment (that doesn't make it the correct form). Now I'm not sure of the specifics of your question but I'd be glad to answer it for you if you want to click on my avatar and IM me.
2006-09-29 22:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pronoun for lifeless things is "it", however, vehicles are usuallly referred to using feminine pronouns by their male owners.
2006-09-30 18:21:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Subjective pronouns are:
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
Objective Pronouns are:
Me
Us
Him
Her
Them
There are also
Ourselves
Themselves
Herself
Himself
Itself
Ships are always referred to as 'her', sunk or unsunk. I think other dead things, including the corpses of humans & animals (sorry for the graphic nature) are referred to as 'it'. :)
2006-09-30 08:20:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often times, languages in which lifeless things have gender sneak into English, Romance languages (french, spanish) - all nouns have gender, so la maison (house), la voiture (car) are feminine.
2006-09-29 22:55:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most non-living things are referred to as "it." However, there are some exceptions. Ships and hurricanes are commonly referred to as female. Even animals, although living, are referred to as "it". An exception would be that we tend to refer to pets as "he" and "she."
2006-09-29 22:42:35 · answer #7 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things are refered by gender, she for ships. Some are not "it".
2006-09-29 22:28:28 · answer #8 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋