A: A new teacher is coming this afternoon.
B: ( Where is he from? / Where is she from?)
Hi just wondering, in this case, how would you ask the question if ur the B speaker?
How do native speakers normally say this, when the gender is unclear?
Thank you very much.
English question, please help?
2010-09-10 7:37 pm
回答 (5)
2010-09-10 7:38 pm
✔ 最佳答案
"Where are they from?""They" is the third person plural or third person singular in reference to an unspecified gender.
參考: Fourteen years of studying the English language, and any dictionary or reference book you can get your hands on.
2010-09-10 7:41 pm
"Where is he or she from?" or "Where is the teacher from?" as that is not expressing a certain gender.
There are few ways of putting it but any one of these is fine.
There are few ways of putting it but any one of these is fine.
參考: I can speak English
2010-09-10 7:39 pm
Where is the teacher from?
2010-09-10 7:50 pm
you would say "where is he or she from?"
any time the gender is unknown just say "he or she" when asking a question or whatever the case may be.
hope this helps!
any time the gender is unknown just say "he or she" when asking a question or whatever the case may be.
hope this helps!
2010-09-10 7:47 pm
There is no correct answer in speech but B might say (Where are THEY from?). In writing B could say where is s/he or he/she from or more formally where is she or he from. There are very few words in English are not gender specific.
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