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You use h__ to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal.You use her to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal.
I went in the room and told her I had something to say to her.
Catherine could not give her the advice she most needed.
I really thought I'd lost her. Everybody kept asking me, 'Have you found your cat?'
Liz travelled round the world for a year with her boyfriend James.
We admire her courage, compassion and dedication.
...a black dog, her hair erect along the centre of her back.
word her
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pronoun
You use her to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal.
I went in the room and told her I had something to say to her.
Catherine could not give her the advice she most needed.
I really thought I'd lost her. Everybody kept asking me, 'Have you found your cat?'
Liz travelled round the world for a year with her boyfriend James.
We admire her courage, compassion and dedication.
...a black dog, her hair erect along the centre of her back.
In written English, her is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Many people prefer to use 'him or her' or 'them' as an alternative to 'her'.
Talk to your baby, play games, and show her how much you enjoy her company.
The non-drinking, non smoking model should do nothing to risk her reputation.
Her is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation.
Our reporter looks at reactions to Britain's apparently deep-rooted distrust of her E.U. partner.
People sometimes use her to refer to a car, machine, or ship. Some people think it is better to refer to these things as 'it'.
Kemp got out of his car. 'Just fill her up, thanks.'
This dramatic photograph was taken from Carpathia's deck by one of her passengers.
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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