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Personal pronouns
Message de carobd posté le 29-12-2010 à 18:02:29 (S | E | F)
Good evening,

My question is about personal pronouns.
When you talk about animals a(dog,a cat, a bear..)
You say: a dog or a bear can run

Do you say about the dog or the bear:

He can run or it can run ?

Thank you very much.

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Edited by lucile83 on 29-12-2010 18:23
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Réponse: Personal pronouns de tomber22, postée le 29-12-2010 à 18:20:58 (S | E)
Hi,carobd

In English animals are objects, so you use the same personal pronoun for a phone(or any others objects) and for an animal.

Here's a test for your practice: n°11332
The exemple with the dog is used.
But I think that some people personalize their dog and use 'he' because they like them very much.

Hope this helps.
tomber22.
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Edited by tomber22 on 29-12-2010 18:22

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Modifié par lucile83 le 29-12-2010 18:24

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Réponse: Personal pronouns de lucile83, postée le 29-12-2010 à 18:26:30 (S | E)
Hello,

Poor things!...they can be he or she.

Voici des liens, le sujet ayant déjà été traité:
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Best wishes!

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Réponse: Personal pronouns de carobd, postée le 29-12-2010 à 18:31:06 (S | E)
Hi ,Tomber 22

Thanks a lot for your help. Have nice end of year.

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Réponse: Personal pronouns de carobd, postée le 29-12-2010 à 18:39:23 (S | E)

For lucile 83,

Sorry for the no translation Lucile I can't resist to this pleasure!!!

Objets inanimés, avez-vous donc une âme
Qui s'attache à notre âme et la force d'aimer? A.Lamartine

Yes, Poor things!!!

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Réponse: Personal pronouns de lucile83, postée le 30-12-2010 à 14:38:24 (S | E)
Hi carobd

I was speaking of animals, not things...I am not Lamartine

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