# Gender Switch Questions

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/gender-switch-questions/13476>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question, rootsmagic\
**Created:** [March 20, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/gender-switch-questions/13476 "2025-03-20T14:05:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PollyH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@PollyH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/PollyH)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/gender-switch-questions/13476/1 "2025-03-20T14:05:36Z")

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What is the construction of the gender switch for his or her? I have a fact sentence that begins (no quotes):

" [Person] filed his/her Declaration of Intention . . . "

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**Author:** ![BobC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/bobc/32/6195_2.png) [@BobC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/BobC)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/gender-switch-questions/13476/2 "2025-03-20T14:44:13Z")

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A gender switch, %, only tests for a gender value, M, F. What I suggest is using the “Person option” :His/Her.  
[Sentence template language](https://help.rootsmagic.com/RM10/sentence-template-language.html?q=sentence+template)

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**Author:** ![PollyH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@PollyH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/PollyH)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/gender-switch-questions/13476/3 "2025-03-20T15:01:48Z")

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Thank you BobC. That seems simpler and I’ll use that.