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*Pronominal Possessive: Used to show possession/relation to a noun, coming directly before the noun in question. (They walked ''their'' dog today.)
*Predicative Possessive: Used to show possession of a noun, coming directly after a linking verb. This is the least common pronoun form, as it requires a very specific sentence construction that is not common in normal speech. When listing out the forms of a pronoun, this is the form that it most commonly left out. (If I need a phone my friend will let me borrow ''theirs'').
*Reflexive: Used when the subject and the direct object in a sentence are the same. In English, these pronouns always end with -self (singular) or -selves (plural). (They have to drive ''themself'' to school.)
In some pronoun sets two or more of these forms are the same. For example, in the he/him pronoun set the pronominal possessive and the predicative possessive forms are the same (his). In the she/her pronoun set the accusative and the pronominal possessive forms are the same (her). In the they/them set all five forms are different.
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Since pronouns are commonly gendered, the pronouns one uses are often used as a way to identify the gender of a person. Because of this, using the wrong pronouns, intentionally or accidentally, is one of the most common forms of misgendering. [[Transgender]] people often change pronouns along with names as part of their transition.
Despite this, not all people go by pronouns that align with their gender. Pronouns are a form of [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]] and are related to one's gender in the same way clothing, hair, and other physical characteristics are related to one's gender. Pronouns may show a relation to one's gender, and comfort or discomfort with a given pronoun set may be an indication of one's gender, but pronouns do not have to correspond to one's gender. Some people are [[Pronoun Non-Conforming|pronoun non-conforming]] as a form of [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conformity]]. People of any gender can use any pronouns.
Some people may be comfortable going by multiple pronoun sets ([[Multipronouns|multipronoun]]), while some people might not use any pronouns at all ([[nullpronoun]]). Some English speakers choose to go by pronouns that are not found in standard English, known as [[neopronouns]],
==English Pronouns==
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