Use he or she accordingly as singular pronouns. Use of they/their as a plural pronoun is acceptable. Use of they (or similar) as a neutral singular pronoun is acceptable in situations where an individual does not identify as either male or female and requests to be identified by a neutral pronoun instead.
- Singular: He sat the exam alongside 135 other students.
- Plural: Derek and Sandra were departing for Paris in the morning. They hadn't packed yet.
- Neutral: “You've got to shift with the times, language is always changing,” they say.