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Which of the following is an acceptable rewrite to remove gender bias from the sentence above?
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All sports team members must be sure exams are handed in before getting on the bus.
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Identify all pronoun problems agreement gender bias in the following sentence?
Type your answer here... The pronoun does not agree with its antecedent in number.
What is the pronoun and antecedent agreement errors in the sentence should everybody bring their coins to the first coin collector's meeting?
The 'error' is the plural possessive adjective 'their' takes the place of the singular indefinite pronoun 'everybody'.Normally, a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number (singular or plural). However, in English there is no singular gender neutral third person pronoun and it is acceptable to use the gender neutral plural pronouns they, them, theirs, their, themselves when the gender of the antecedent is unknown or may be a mixed group of male and female.
What is the opposite gender of daughter in law?
son in law
Do you use chair or chairperson?
Neither, actually. "Chairman" is completely acceptable as a gender-neutral title. The "man" component of the word "chairman" is not referring to the male gender, but rather to a human. Despite its seemingly politically incorrect nature, "chairman" is the grammatically correct term.
Is it now acceptable to use the words 'they' and 'their' as singular pronouns?
This usage has a long history for the designation of a third person singular of unspecified gender. That makes it preferable, in my opinion, to the ugly and awkward "he-or-she, his-or-her" which is only a recent political over-correction. Politics trumps reason, though, and so "they" is not acceptable in formal writing.
Identify all pronoun problems (agreement/gender bias) in the following sentence?
The pronoun shows gender bias -Apex
How can rewrite this sentence to avoid ambiguity An account of how lecturers are broken down by age and sex is given below?
The sentence you provided is awkward and confusing; An account of how lecturers are broken down by age and sex is given below?Some examples of how to rewrite it might include:A list of lecturers by their ages and gender is provided below.Below, the list of lecturers shows their ages and gender.Or simply:The list of lecturers shows their ages and gender.
How do you use gender in a sentence?
i have a gender
How would you change the following sentence to avoid gender bias Every student must bring his permission slips if he wants to participate?
This is a gender biased sentence in English. You can change it to, Each student must bring their permission slip if they want to participate.
What is a sentence using the word gender?
He is of the male gender.
How would you change the following sentence to avoid gender bias Every businessman brought his wife to the company gala?
Gender bias is the unequal treatment or stereotyping of the differing sexes in the workplace. To remove any hint of gender bias, one should remove non gender neutral pronouns. This changes the above sentence to "Every businessperson brought their spouse to the company gala."
Identify any pronoun problems agreement gender bias in the following sentence A good doctor treats their patient with compassion?
The pronoun does not agree with its antecedent in number.
Can you give me a sentence that have the word gender in it?
People should not be discriminated on the bases of their gender.
How would you change the following sentence to avoid gender bias Each nurse I met greeted me with her best smile?
All the nurses I met greeted me with their best smiles.
How would you change the following sentence to avoid gender bias each nurse I met greeted me with the best smile?
All the nurses I met greeted me with their best smiles.
What is a sentence for gender?
Gender inequality is a real problem. There is a huge gender gap.
Is It's a baby grammatically correct?
If you are not aware of the gender, yes, it is acceptable to say, "It's a baby."
