- What is the correct sentence: “Who are we?” or “Who we are?”
While "Who we are" can be used in the way that you suggest, it would not be followed by a question mark when used in that way Typically, it would only be used as a heading in a document, and would not have any punctuation
- We was or We were which is correct? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
We was is not standard English, it is used in some regional dialects: The verb 'to be' has two simple past forms in Standard English - I he she it was and you we they were Apart from the special case of you, the distinction is, therefore, between singular was and plural were In some regional dialects, however, this pattern is not observed In some parts of the country, speakers use was
- Should I use we will or will we with an if clause in speaking?
Saying "We will?" carries the implication "I think we won't!" It is unlikely to use question intonation to ask a biased question like this with an "if" clause, because that looks like a genuine question and not a biased one So in short, if you want to ask a question like this, use proper question grammar, don't depend on intonation
- grammaticality - where are we vs where we are - English Language . . .
Where are we? However, if the phrase is used as a clause at the end of a question, one would say: Does anybody know where we are? As for your two statements, either wording can be correct, depending on how you use punctuation: I want to know, "Where in the hell are we?" I want to know where in the hell we are!
- grammar - Is it correct and natural to say, we are a family . . .
Eg 'We are family members' is like 'We are Americans', stating a matter of fact 'We are family' is like 'We are America', suggesting something more than mere denotation Of course, the usage of 'We are America' sounds like it comes from some inspirational speech either very patriotic or very nationalistic Can't quite think of a better analogy
- We all or all we? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I'm bit confused with the following two sentences Which is the correct usage? It's an important point that all we need to understand or It's an important point that we all need to understand
- Who we are vs Whom we are - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
My guess: we is the subject In this relative clause, the speaker represents we as another OBJECT Since OBJECTS require 'whom', whom we are is right, and who we are is wrong Yet my guess jars with the following So am I wrong? [User 'RuthP' dated 2012 Dec 26:] That is a (n incorrect) hyper-correctness, to which many people are prey
- As we have seen vs. As we saw - English Language Learners Stack . . .
Therefore, we can easly see the following construction in the literature: "As we have seen in the previous chapter, ", where we mean that our understanding has lasted since the previous chapter, not only that we saw something in the previous chapter
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