By Pronouns, Word order

Although I'm a native English speaker, I've often struggled to understand English grammar, especially its morphosyntatical elements. I've done some reading on nominative-accusative as well as ergative-absolutive cases and I just don't get it. Can someone who's better at linguistics explain this...

If by re-arranging the word order you can put an "of" in to replace the apostrophe then you should use the possessive. So another way of saying it is This is a gift from the family of Jordan, though in this one you would probably put in the Firstname too. The only time you don't put in an...

Clive wrote: Hi, What is the correct word order (if there is one) for two object pronouns? For example, is is "He hated her and me" or "He hated me and her"? I wouldn't really say that grammar requires a particular order. Such matters usually come from politeness. eg For subjects, Mary and...

Hi, What is the correct word order (if there is one) for two object pronouns? For example, is is "He hated her and me" or "He hated me and her"? I wouldn't really say that grammar requires a particular order. Such matters usually come from politeness. eg For subjects, Mary and I is usually...

What is the correct word order (if there is one) for two object pronouns? For example, is is "He hated her and me" or "He hated me and her"?

Ignorant88 wrote: I was told that when a parenthetical element follows a coordinating conjunction used to connect two independent clauses, we do put a comma in front of the parenthetical element. 1) The Tigers spend much of the season at the bottom of the league, and even though they picked...

The various forms of phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive, separable or inseparable. The object or accusative can in the cases of separable phrasal verbs be placed before or after the particle. With inseparable phrases, the object/accusative is fixed and its position...

Ruslana wrote:You are to use inverted word order if a sentence begins with the words "here" or "there" and the subject is the noun. Here is the book you are looking for. Here comes my brother. There is your book.But if the subject is the pronoun, then you use usual word...

Agree. Janissary, you are to use inverted word order if a sentence begins with the words "here" or "there" and the subject is the noun. Here is the book you are looking for.Here comes my brother.There is your book. But if the subject is the pronoun, then you use usual word order. Here it...

Hello, Janissary, 1. If a clause begins with a negative adverb, inverted word order must usually be used, with the subject following the Simple Present or Simple Past of the verb to be, or the first auxiliary. In the case of the Simple Present or Simple Past of any verb other than the verb to...