Singular they activities. A. Improve these sentences by using they/them/their.

Singular they activities

A. Improve these sentences by using they/them/their.

1. We sent an anonymous survey to 50 students. One student could not complete the survey because he/she was sick.

2. Can I see a doctor today? I really need to ask him or her something important.

3. Everyone should wear his or her mask when he/she enters the building.

4. In my research, I analyzed comments by internet users in chat rooms. One user called Jo1997 wrote about Jo1997’s experiences in Jo1997’s English class.

B. Complete the article about a non-binary actor, choosing from these pronouns:

he	his	him
she	her
they	them	their

Asian Kate Dillon is an American actor. Dillon is non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. Dillion is most famous for (1) ______________ role on the TV show Billions, where (2) ______________ play the character of Taylor Mason, one of the first non-binary characters on a North American television series. Mason is a brilliant young investment analyst who goes to work for Bobby Axelrod, a male character played by British actor, Damian Lewis. Axelrod is a successful fund manager, but (3) _____ activities are not always legal. After Mason leaves (4) _________ to set up (5) _______ own company, Alexrod and Mason become bitter enemies.

In 2017, Dillon was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Television Award. There are two categories: actor and actress. For example, when a woman is nominated for an award, (6) _________ can win the Best Actress prize for (7) ______________ performance. Dillon chose to be nominated in the actor category because the word actor is often seen as gender neutral. Although (8) _______ did not win, (9) _________ efforts to explain this decision has had an impact. Another major award chose to combine the actor and actress category thanks to (10) _____________.