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d_say: Certainly. 1) I calling his name. Juliet, from the balcony, called his name - Romeo, Romeo, where are you, Romeo? His is the possessive case of the pronoun "he", modifying "name". - His name is Romeo. My avatar is AlpheccaStars. Name is usually singular. People have...

1a) We painted the red door. 1b) We painted the door red. 1a) We painted the red door. "We" is NP consists of the head noun "we" which is pronoun functioning as subject. Painted is VP consisted of the head verb "painted" and it is past simple...

Welcome to English Forums. It's an imperative sentence, the subject being (you) understood. "Give" is a verb, present tense, second person singular or plural, the simple predicate of the sentence. "yearbook" is a noun, the direct object of the verb. "whoever" is...

Hi, I'm really enjoying this. You're making me think. I'm going to take your points out of sequence. I think I'm still replying to your post; if I misrepresent what you're saying, please correct me. First, the summary of what I'm going to say: A lot depends on theory,...

Anonymous wrote: Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is...

Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is correct, or how to...

Hi, 1) Why do the word 'jewelry' (plural form for jewel) takes a verb in the singular: "The jewelry has been sold".(?); ' Jewelry' is a singular word that refers to a collection of things like rings, necklaces, bracelets, etc. The plural of the word 'jewel' is simply 'jewel s '. 2) Why...

Nominative pronouns are used as subjects of the sentence or clauses. If you are unsure as to which word is the subject, restate the sentence by placing who or what in front of the verb. these words are examples of nominative pronouns in a sentence, its just like a story it comes in...

http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/1994_01_24_thenewrepublic.html Probably no "grammatical error" has received as much scorn as "misuse" of pronoun case inside conjunctions (phrases with two parts joined by is an object that requires object case, it does not mean that is an...

I've done some research and believe it is a personal pronoun (third party). Feminine - heo or hie = her (direct object) All genders plural - heo or hie = them (direct object) http://acunix.wheatonma.edu/mdrout/GrammarBook/GramPersPronouns.html Good day, Eric