- 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:
- It is he versus it is him [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
The case of he him should depend on other considerations, such as, the proper case after the linking verb, "is" It should be simply a matter of which is more correct, It is he Or, It is him My Latin education would have me pick the former But my knowledge of colloquial English tells me that the phrase, "it was him", is commonly used
- 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
- What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is he? -- Does the question refer to what he is doing for a living? Who is he? -- Does it refer to his name? For example, he is Peter
- When would you use said he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A hundred years ago it also sounded normal to say said he, but customs have changed; we no longer like to use inversion with pronouns It sometimes sounds solemn because archaic language is often used for the express purpose of sounding solemn--but remember that you're reading Tolkien, who loved Old English and modelled his own writing after it
- What are the differences between seems not and doesnt seem?
and He seems want to help us Is it correct if I use " seem " in a negative sentence? Which role does " seem " play? Is there any difference in meaning between: It seems not working for me It doesn't seem work for me It seems not to be working Please tell me the differences between the three of them and in which situation I can use them
- When do we use “had had” and “have had”? [duplicate]
When he was kidnapped in 1980, he did not panic because we know that in 1980 he had {had the experience} of being kidnapped before 1980 Therefore the difference is in saying,
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