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Hi everybody,

Can this sentence be without pronouns?

Instead of saying 'she claps her hands', or 'he claps his hands' could I say 'Person's name claps hands' ?

Thank you for your help!

(person name) claps his/her hands.

Thank you for your reply Mr Greg.

My question about the omission of pronouns in this case is to make an all inclusive sentence, so that gender-neutral etc. people could identify with it. Since it's a poem, I cannot write his/her so I was thinking to simply include the name.

Does anybody know how to do that: forming a sentence where the name represents the person?

Thanks again.

Forever Light wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:15 am Hi everybody,

Can this sentence be without pronouns?

Instead of saying 'she claps her hands', or 'he claps his hands' could I say 'Person's name claps hands' ?

Thank you for your help!

Although not entirely idiomatic it is grammatically correct to say
He claps hands
She claps hands
John claps hands
Perfectly acceptable in poetic use.

Joe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 7:44 am

Forever Light wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:15 am Hi everybody,

Can this sentence be without pronouns?

Instead of saying 'she claps her hands', or 'he claps his hands' could I say 'Person's name claps hands' ?

Thank you for your help!

Although not entirely idiomatic it is grammatically correct to say
He claps hands
She claps hands
John claps hands
Perfectly acceptable in poetic use.

Thank you sir