By Tenses, Pronouns

For the rest, Kela, I'm going to give you hints (in blue), so that you can try to improve things yourself. (A repeated problem is your use of indefinite pronouns--for instance, writing 'he' when the reader doesn't know which person 'he' refers to. Rommel described himself as a boy who doesn’t...

Hello, Hanuman, In that kind of question, and it is also possible with "who", the pronoun "what/who" is the subject of the sentence, and in this case you do not use the auxiliary "do" in the question, but simply conjugate the verb in the required tense (3rd person singular) E.g.: "What happened...

Some notes: The first sentence is not a complete sentence-- add an all-important comma after industrialization. Multiracial or multi-racial. Multi is not a word. imperative and crucial is redundant. Eliminate one of the words. deeply rooted Vesak Day use sprouting large-scale blend...

Roro wrote: Hello MrPedantic. I have an off-topic-question, As to the word〖preposition〗which you kindly forced on me. The following is its definition (from Webster's online dictionary): ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 1. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun...

Dear Pastel. Did you know this pictorial symbol? ⎝谷⎠ (Oh my God...) I remember using it for the first time when all of my data were vanished, in a flash, because of my lack of care. I like it, though! For those who don't know Kanji: this hieroglyph ..谷.. means 'valley.'...

I understand that this group is for help. Well I need all the help that I can get. I know the basics of English but when it comes to the additions to English, that is where it throws me for a loop. what are the rules for the singular subjects in the present tense with an...

could you tell me which one is correct? I think, this/that/it was a film worth seeing. ============= RH: It depends on the context. Two folks leaving a movie theatre may well use 'that'. 'this' tends to be used with the present tense, and looking at the movie page in the newspaper, eg. "I...

He thought back to what it must have been like for Mr. Jensen when he first picked up a Wall Street Journal at his first job as a quote marker back in the early 1920's. The first He is supposed to be a personal pronoun referring to a person who was the subject of previous sentences. The second...

Here's my edit of your essay: The Motorcycle Diaries: A Journey of Self-(*d)iscovery "The Motorcycle Diaries", directed by Walter Salles, is a film based : addition or modification The complete essay after modifying it: The Motorcycle Diaries: A Journey of Self-Discovery "The Motorcycle...

Is it correct to write the following sample sentence? "I would go with you if you would pay for my movie ticket." JTT: Yes, it's fine, Procrastinator. Here, 'if you would' is the volitional 'would', it's questioning the person's willingness to shell out for the ticket. "I would go with you...