I'm debating with a friend about their use of an apostrophe to form a contraction. I'm aware of this rule: -- 3. Pronouns and nouns with the verb to be. Examples: I'm you're who's (i.e., who is) he's she's it's

With tongue firmly in cheek, here are some rules to keep in mind when using the Queen's English: 1. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don't start a sentence with a

Welcome to the forums, rika-chi. e.*There's the book of linguistics on the desk. f.*There's the possibility for John to go abroad. I'm not remotely qualified to discuss the grammar of the situation with you but I have to say I

Hi, I'm not sure everybody here understands what type of exercise you're referring to. I assume you are talking about the new format of the CAE, which will be introduced starting from December 2008, so I'm posting an excerpt from the

Barbara, Delmobile and anyone else who cares to comment, This probably isn't the best place to ask but this post and the responses bring up a question I've been wondering about. The dialog here is a perfect example of correct grammar and

Hi Grammarguy, Welcome! By the way, you are not related to Grammar Geek; are you? <<>>" Pizza's" is also a contraction: "Pizza's my favorite food." "This is John's restaurant"- it's

Yes, I'll and we'll are contractions of I shall and we shall. Yes, teaching whom does irritate me a little but it's not tested as much so minor irritation only. I accept and use shall in my own conversations and writing but then I

Jackson6612 wrote: 1: I should not respect you. 2: Should I not respect you? 3: Shouldn't I respect you? The sentences 2 and 3 are the interrogatives made from the sentence 1. The sentence 3 is much more common than sentence 2. In

Jackson6612 wrote: In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following do, be, have, or a modal verb. The pronoun goes in the first possible position after do, be, have, or a modal verb. In a case where that verb is part

Q Once I saw a person who typed the sentence "I will meet you very the soon". Is the usage of definite article correct in the above mentioned sentence in quotation? No. It should be 'very soon' Q What is the difference between 'especially'