ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

Grammar Geek — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:58:16 GMT

As a matter of grammar, you can certainly delete the it, or you can say instead, ...in the world, dominating...

However, it would probably be a better sentence to say ...in the world, with a dominant 90% share of the PC operating software market, rather than saying it dominates over 90% of the market.

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

Anonymous — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:49:27 GMT

Anonymous

Damalord wrote:

Precious friends,

which sentence is correct:

"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and hope .."
"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and I hope.."

When can I omit the subject pronoun from the second sentence?

Thank you

Personally, I would believe when the subject in the first part of the sentence is already introduced, the subject needs not to be repeated. E.g. Microsoft is the biggest PC software company in the world and it dominates over 90% of the PC operating software market.

Hello everyone!

I have been looking for a similar answer and I am delighted to find this forum. May I ask something regarding the following quote?

"E.g. Microsoft is the biggest PC software company in the world and it dominates over 90% of the PC operating software market."

My question is: do we need to write this "it" or is it correct to write: "Microsoft is the biggest PC software company in the world and dominates over 90% of the PC operating software market"?

Thank you

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

damalord — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:19:58 GMT

thank you all for your help

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

CalifJim — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:32:14 GMT

Either way is fine, but watch the punctuation:

I am sorry ... replying and hope ...
I am sorry ... replying, and I hope ...

CJ

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:01:02 GMT

Damalord wrote:

Precious friends,

which sentence is correct:

"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and hope ...."
"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and I hope...."

When can I omit the subject pronoun from the second sentence?

Thank you

Personally, I would believe when the subject in the first part of the sentence is already introduced, the subject needs not to be repeated. E.g. Microsoft is the biggest PC software company in the world and it dominates over 90% of the PC operating software market.

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

Philip — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:22:40 GMT

Clive wrote:

Hi,

which sentence is correct: They are both fine. It's a matter of style.

"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and hope ...."
"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and I hope...."

When can I omit the subject pronoun from the second sentence? Very generally speaking, when the sentence is sufficiently short and simple that the reader has not 'forgotten' the subject by the time he reads the second verb.

{Don't think of this as two sentences. It's two clauses in one sentence. }

Best wishes, Clive

I would eliminate the comma in the first sentence, reserving its use here when a second subject (or repeat of the original) is introduced.

Re: repetition of subject pronoun

Clive — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:59:56 GMT

Hi,

which sentence is correct: They are both fine. It's a matter of style.

"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and hope ...."
"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and I hope...."

When can I omit the subject pronoun from the second sentence? Very generally speaking, when the sentence is sufficiently short and simple that the reader has not 'forgotten' the subject by the time he reads the second verb.

{Don't think of this as two sentences. It's two clauses in one sentence. }

Best wishes, Clive

repetition of subject pronoun

damalord — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:50:12 GMT

Precious friends,

which sentence is correct:

"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and hope ...."
"I am sorry for the delay in replying, and I hope...."

When can I omit the subject pronoun from the second sentence?

Thank you