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Person Belongs Relates Man Woman Wanted Taking Group

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You use t_____ instead of 'his or hers' to indicate that something belongs or relates to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman.You use theirs instead of 'his or hers' to indicate that something belongs or relates to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman.
If someone wanted it, it would be theirs for the taking.
word theirs
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pronoun
You use theirs to indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about.
There was a big group of a dozen people at the table next to theirs.
It would cost about £3000 to install a new heating system in a flat such as theirs.
Theirs had been a happy and satisfactory marriage.
You use theirs instead of 'his or hers' to indicate that something belongs or relates to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman.
If someone wanted it, it would be theirs for the taking.
cefr-level B1

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