If I have a sentence:
There are many stories which have been told about a ghost that haunted this castle.
Strangely, … (the ghost) has never appeared in front of my face for 10 years.
I notice that when it comes to "spirit, dark force", many people use "it" instead of making it personalized by using "she/he" as the subject pronoun.
Should I use the subject pronoun "he/she" or "it" to refer to the ghost?
Best Answer
If there are any gender cues (e.g. man in The Headless Horseman) then you should certainly use he or she.
If you don't consider the ghost as being like a person, use it.
If you think of the ghost as being like a person but you don't know the gender, follow the rules for people of unknown gender: use he, he/she, they or the ghost.