By Pronouns, English grammar

which (USED TO REFER) pronoun used as the subject or object of a verb to show what thing or things you are referring to, or to add information about the thing just mentioned. It is usually used for things, not people:These are principles which we all believe in.(Cambridge online dic)the...

Alienvoord, I complely understand your point. I remember distinctly that my 12th grade Oxford English Grammar manual said that the usage of it as a dummy subject is perfectly acceptable. Still, I personally disagree. But I am hesitant to do so for a good reason. Good English should be...

Not everyone here would agree with that. In my opinion it is false to say some native speakers use "proper English grammar" and that some do not. I am interested in how English is actually used by native speakers, not in how some people think English should be used. Well, I wasn’t asking for...

"As we may observe in our daily crossing with either native or someone who has adapted speaking the language, not everyone pays attention to proper English grammar or the mechanics of the language." Not everyone here would agree with that. In my opinion it is false to say some native speakers...

Goodman, we have very different ways of looking at English. Have a look at this http://www.pbs.org/speak/education/curriculum/high/perspectives/ Alien, This may be off the topic. But I still would like to speak my mind. As I has stated it in several occasions before, volunteers in this...

Hi guys, He said he likes cola - am i right? This seems to be a transcription of verbal speech. Why do you think it is one sentence? I'd like to suggest that it's very misleading to think of this as one sentence. It makes life a lot simpler if you just think of it as two sentences. He said he...

Davkett wrote:You'll need a very deep reservoir of hope for me if I'm to grasp "the basic English grammar" you're using on this thread, Pine Nut. Here's a koala that did not get enough moisture from the leaves that it's dead. Why don't you go back and read the original question.A koala gets...

Davkett wrote:" A koala lives moisture." Pine Nut, I don't understand why you are putting those four words together, and then criticizing it for making no sense. The correct version of the sentence in question here cannot be grammatically reduced to that four-word compression. I think my...

As isn't incorrect in this context. In fact British grammarians in particular have long preferred it to like in written English although even in Britain like is probably more common in spoken English. The following extract is from a book entitled A Practical English Grammar for Foreign Students...

This is a pretty standard style, basic-level test, Blue Clown. Most of it is quite natural, though #18 is odd and #19 contains an odd pronoun (these don't affect the answers, however). Part IV, I imagine, is quite difficult, as it requires open choices from the student's vocabulary. Part VI...