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Not necessarily. When the gender of a noun is not specified (a common gender noun), the noun itself will be sufficient. Examples:

  • The teacher wrote you a note.
  • The flowers are from my neighbor.
  • The Walkers are my neighbors. Mrs. Walker has a flower garden.

A problem arises when a pronoun is needed. Example:

  • A child must be accompanied by a parent.
  • He/she must be accompanied by a parent. (functional, but clumsy)
When gender is not specified, a generic plural pronoun can take the place of a singular noun:
  • They must be accompanied by a parent.
  • A child must be accompanied by theirparent.
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