Impersonal verbs have no real subject and are often used with dummy pronouns like “it” or “there”. They are common in sentences about the weather and in inflected languages like Latin. Some recommend avoiding them, but certain clichés cannot be rephrased. To determine if a sentence has an impersonal verb, look for an antecedent for […]
Impersonal pronouns like “it”, “all”, “one” or “anyone” are used when not referring to a specific noun. Using “they” as an impersonal pronoun can cause confusion. Subject-verb agreement can also be problematic. “You” can also be used as an impersonal pronoun. A pronoun is a part of speech used to replace nouns. An impersonal pronoun […]
