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Anonymous

#444140 Mon, 19 Nov 07 07:27 PM

Are both OK?

1. I don't want him to look at me.

2. I don't want he to look at me.

3. What's the difference between "crevice," and "crack." For example: Try to feel every crack and crevice of your body.

4. Is there any difference between:

a) Can you feel it?

b) Do you feel it?

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Anonymous

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Ant_222

#444196 Mon, 19 Nov 07 11:12 PM

1. Only "him"
3 (Actually #2). "crack and crevice" is a stable expression, I don't think the words differ much. Maybe a crevice is a _narrow_ crack...
4. Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

«The air is very moist here. Do/Can you feel it?»

«I can feel magnetic storms if I concentrate»

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Anonymous

#444306 Tue, 20 Nov 07 08:58 AM

I think that "crevice" is deeper than a crack.

Why can't I use "he" in the second example, but "him" only.

I know that I should use "him," but cannot explain why is that so.

thanks

Anonymous

Ant_222

#444363 Tue, 20 Nov 07 12:30 PM

Hello,

«Why can't I use "he" in the second example, but "him" only.»

Because in structures such as "I like him", "him" is _not_ in the nominative case. When it's the target of some verb (like, want...) it should be "him" and "her":

«I don't understand him» — "understand" modifies "him".

When a noun (or a pronoun) is the subject of a sentence, it's always in the nominative case:

"He is my best friend".

Ant_222

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Anonymous

#444578 Tue, 20 Nov 07 09:07 PM

thanks Ant!

Anonymous