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The possibilities are: He looks like an important official. He looks like a soldier. That is, "he looks like what". What does he look like? is the question form. He looks like his father. He looks like Mel Gibson. That is, "he looks like who". Who does he look like? is the question...

Thanks for the correction. (Studying too much French! - They do it the other way!) In the meantime, as long as we're on it, wouldn't the "who" refer back to the personal pronoun rather than to the "it"? Also, did you mean "It does NOT have to agree" (implying it can if you want), or did you...

Hi, Pastel "The same thing occurred during the country's previous two cycical recoveries, when increased government spending, tax cuts and exports provided the fuel for rallies that proved to be short-lived." 1. You're not just on the right track; you're 100% right in that "increased" is a...

Hello again, Mask. I musunderstood your question, but I see what you mean now. Just like many other English words, "than" belongs to more than one class. It is a preposition in sentences like "She is taller than me", and it is a conjunction in sentences like "She is taller than I (am)." In other...

Hi Mask, "I am taller than him." You might find the following page interesting "than", as it discusses your point. PREPOSITION: Usage Problem In comparison or contrast with: could run faster than him; outclassed everyone other than her. USAGE NOTE: Since the 18th century grammarians have...

I realized, while reading your post, brattania, that American speakers would most likely not use the verb at the end in the construction, "I'm not as lucky as you "; however, assuming they know enough to avoid using him/her, would probably say, "I'm not as lucky as he/she is." Would you agree? If...

Pastel, I have a headache already! ~L~ Let's go step by step I agree with what you said about the first pair of sentences (me/I do). Your other example, "I don't like him as much as you" can certainly be ambiguous; the two interpretations you posted are possible. I agree with your analysis of...

The concept of "embedded" clauses is sometimes hard to understand, and some pople confuse it with "subordinate" clauses. The difference is not always easy to see. The following will not be a "book" explanation, so hopefully it will be fairly easy to understand. Two types of dependent clauses...

Hi, Maitha I often see native speakes of English (in chatrooms or forums) confusing those two words; but they are very different. "Their" is the possessive adjective that coresponds to the pronoun "they": "The children left their books on the desk." (their books= the books that belong to the...

Hello again, Malory. Last night, I couldn't get one of the sentences you posted out of my mind. Rather, what I couldn't get out of my mind was the answer I gave you. So this morning I did some "research" and found out why I was feeling uncomfortable with my response. The sentence in question is...