In Pronouns^x, Plurals^x

To let means to "allow". Let him in. = Allow him to come in. The word "let's" means "let us" The first comes with the pronoun "us". The second does not come with the pronoun "us". She lets contraction so no apostrophy is used. She lets me paint. = She allows me to paint. She...

the following piece is something that i found quite interesting and would to share it with those who are concern about the proficiency of English language: > > WHY ENGLISH IS SO DIFFICULT --- > > > We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; > > but the plural of ox became...

for I and YOU pronouns...in rules of using is and are..singular nouns/pronouns normally follow the linking verb in singular form. However with I and YOU, even if they appear to be one person. I and YOU are exceptions. the proper grammar for it is: "I" ---> the present tense for "were" is am....

Welcome to the forum Starto! Well you must know that pronoun and verb should agree with the subject . "As you preview the material, you get some ideas of the content and how it is organized. " Here in the clause .So put it like this As you preview the material, you get some ideas of the...

This is something you might hear if someone (the speaker) was being very patronisng to George. Using the plural 1st person pronoun instead of the singular second person is a style associated with bossy nurses, or nursery school teachers (for example) ... it maybe supposed to convery a sense...

1 is ok (I’d use “stamp-collecting” or “collecting stamps”, though). 2 has a “to” too many. you can choose which one you wish to get rid of. “Can I ask who(m) I’m talking to?” or “Can I ask to whom I’m talking?” 3 is ok “My dog whose fur is back is coming” is grammatically correct,...

Maj is correct. The pronoun although properly plural, 'You' can be used both plural and singular.>> Hi Timbo, I understand what you are saying. I could be wrong of course, but I think that “you” is plural even if you address just one person. You just address this person in plural. In many...

Hi Germes, Maj is correct. The pronoun although properly plural, 'You' can be used both plural and singular. This is the reason why in English we have difficulty when talking to 2 or more persons. E.g. Where are you going...? Herein lays the problem. Are we talking directly to an...

Could somebody read through the questions and my answers and tell me, whether there are correct and if necessary correct them for me. Thanks State the word class and briefly explain the reasons for this classification. 1. The noise annoyed me. annoyed: Verb, because it is the second...

i want to learn the reason why we use they for everybody,somebody in tag question however these are singular in normal sentence.for example: somebody knocks the door.(here we use somebody as a singular indefinite pronoun) but somebody knocks the door,dont they(here why we use they as if...