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It was he . . . It was him [duplicate] - English Language Usage Stack . . . So the subject pronoun "he" follows the verb "to be" as follows: It is he This is she speaking It is we who are responsible for the decision to downsize It was he who messed up everything Also, when the word "who" is present and refers to a personal pronoun, such as "he," it takes the verb that agrees with that pronoun Correct: It is I who
grammar - It is he versus it is him - English Language Usage . . . It is he I relate to most of all Or, It is him I relate to most of all I believe that in neither of the two sentences do the words "him" or "he" act as a relative pronoun, for the simple reason that they are not relative pronouns Instead, both sentences have an implicit relative pronoun
What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "What is he?" asks chiefly for a person's nature, position, or occupation, not his name "He's a cop [as opposed to a soldier or fireman, say]" or "He's the commander of the submarine" or "He [Spock] is a Vulcan "
contractions - Does hes mean both he is and he has? - English . . . He's angry He's been angry But the third one is incorrect You cannot shorten "he has a house" to "he's a house " You can only shorten "he has got a house" to "he's got a house " [Again, note what @Optimal Cynic claims] More examples: Correct: I have an apple Correct: I have got an apple Correct: I've got an apple Incorrect: I've an apple
grammar - Where is she? or Where is she at? - English Language Usage . . . The "Where is he she at?" questioning construction parallels these statements so finds itself in frequent and acceptable usage The "at" is redundant It is not needed because the questions could be more concisely put as "Where is she he?"
punctuation - He then vs Then He vs Then, He -- conjunctive . . . He went to the store Then, he went home If you omit the comma, the sentence is still correct, but the pacing is different: He went to the store Then he went home You can also say: He went to the store and then he went home (no comma) or He went to the store; then he went home (no comma)
How to correctly apply in which, of which, at which, to which . . . He spoke of war and peace and many other topics that day The topic of which he spoke was complex The verb here that means to speak about a topic is to speak of a topic : to mention The party at which he spoke was noisy Phrase: A party is held at a place It is implied The situation in which we found ourselves was dire
grammar - Difference between to and to the - English Language . . . "He comes from a good home " "Canada is the home of cajun cooking " Airport is always used with an article "Take me to the airport " Airport is never used to refer to a class or category You wouldn't say, "When in airport, never leave baggage unattended" but you could say, "He went to school to be an air traffic controller"
Which is recommended preferable between (s)he he she? S he looks tawdry to my eye because it is, at best, a novel use of the slash In the final analysis, the best answer will depend on your audience If they are in their 60s or older, I'd avoid the use of anything other than "he or she " If they are younger, he or she still allows you to avoid the issue
grammar - Difference between so and and so - English Language . . . (Original) He was ill and so he was rejected (Comma) He was ill, so he was rejected Now compare this to your second example without a conjunction: He was ill so he was rejected Without the conjunction to join the two ideas, the sentence is awkward Your readers may subconsciously insert a comma as they read it in order to pacify that