- It was he . . . It was him [duplicate] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
It was he who messed up everything It was him who messed up everything What is the difference between these two sentences?
- How do you make the possessive form with He and I-style subjects?
That is, you and I, he and I, Billy, Joe, and I can all use the pronoun our in order to describe the possessive If you want to form the more complex possessive to show joint ownership, this site explains: When a sentence indicates joint ownership in a compound construction, the possessive form is attached only to the second noun:
- verbs - Whats the difference between I look forward to and Im . . .
Even though he knew it would be difficult and unpleasant, he still looked forward to having a heart-to-heart conversation with her The sentence I'm looking forward cannot be interpreted to mean eagerly awaiting, as it would have to be followed by to_ Thus, it can only mean one thing: I am directing my gaze (or view) forward where forward is
- punctuation - He then vs Then He vs Then, He -- conjunctive . . .
As far as I understand, you use a semi-colon to separate main clauses joined by conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, then, thus) And, when you use a conjunctive adverb,
- Will be doing vs. will do - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Note that the common African-American dialect has a version of be that works just like this pair for present tense ("he be eating cakes" vs "he is eating cakes") The two forms have the same distinction you mention I just love that construction, but sadly can't use it when speaking outside that community
- We, he and I vs. us, him and me - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The sentence is, Our Supervisor finally noticed that it was we, Kim and I, who always turn in our reports on time Should it actually be you and me or you and I?
- He doesnt vs He dont - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Grammatically, for he she it we use "does" or "doesn't" like in, He doesn't eat meat but these days I'm observing the usage of the above sentence (especially in American movies) like this, He don't eat meat So, after a lot of observations, I'm assuming that both usages are correct My assumption - When to use "don't"? In temporary situations
- differences - the one who is vs. he who is - English Language . . .
He who is very archaic and shouldn't be used; it occurs most often in oracular pronouncements and proverbs The one who is less formal, but still not as normal as using somebody who, a person who, or someone who
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