2016年1月7日 · 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 ...

2011年6月19日 · Further discussion including specific arguments against 'purportedly sex-neutral he' and 'she' is found on pp. 491-495, noting they are often systematically avoided for good reasons, and marking them with the % sign ('grammatical in some dialect(s) only'). It also offers further avoidance strategies, including plural and first-person antecedents.

I've been told that "This is he" or "This is she" is correct, while "This is him" or "This is her" is not. For example: Caller: Hello, may I speak to Bobby Tables? Bobby: This is he. Likewise, "We are we" is correct, but "We are us" is not. On the other hand, you would say "I told him" or "I hate him" rather than "I told he" or "I hate he".

Yes, I know where he is. The natural subject-predicate order is inverted in special questions (those beginning with an interrogative pronoun such as what, where, etc), but not in object clauses. By object clause I mean a clause that substitutes a single-word object. For example: I know [him]. I know [this song]. I know [where he is].

2012年2月23日 · 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.

I want to shorten the sentence "Memories can only ever be created now." I'm debating between Memories are born of now. and Memories are born to now. The former sounds better, but is there a

At (among other uses) is used for weekends, public and religious holidays, meal times, and times of day. For example: at the weekend (BrEng usage); at Christmas and at Easter; at lunch; and at 12 o'clock.

2015年4月13日 · Use of the word "passed" (i.e. he passed last night) is simply lazy and worse yet, sloppy. Besides, I always think of what we usually use pass for, as in pass gas. While the use of "pass" instead of passed away or died is becoming commonplace, even on the news, I and others will persist in our objections. It simply does not sound right.

2011年2月2日 · Mr. M, may he rest in peace, was a very generous man. Use while alive: While alive, he was a very generous man. He was a very generous man while he was alive. The past tense and tender memories can also suffice, depending on context: He was a very generous man. As always, one's tone is most important factor in situations such as this.

2012年7月6日 · Example use that includes both prepositions: "He agreed with you on whether we should increase the salary." You use "agree to " to imply that a request was made and that the person towards whom the request was directed responded positively to that request -- i.e., he/she agreed to do whatever the requester was asking him to do.