In Nouns^x, Grammar^x, Commas^x

I have always heard in conversation - that must be him / her on the phone. Of course we say:He is on the phone now. Grammatically, "that must be him" it is not strictly correct, since the case of a pronoun after "be" is nominative. However, in this case (must be ***), we...

. 1) The answer was e. But I have never seen a "because" after comma- - A comma can appear after because if the clause is less restrictive. 2) The meaning of his words was even more elusive in his own country than either Europe or Latin America ( the underscore is a wrong...

Hi N2G It has become more and more fashionable to use hyphens in English and therefore some might put a hyphen between much and needed but I don't think that is necessary. I wouldn't object to one, either. Clearly, the relative clause is a non-defining one and thus a comma is needed,...

(Again, I should emphasise that these are just my personal views. Some of the questions have no "right" and "wrong" answers, and other people may have different opinions.) 1. Sitting at my writing desk placed right-hand side of open window, and working on my English...

. (1) So, can we use hyphen in the above sentence as "five-years-old" or is it wrong to use?-- Wrong. ' A three-year-old' is a pronoun. (2) Does the second sentence need any correction or rephrasing? -- In the first sentence, no comma after Spectator . In the second...

Hi N2G I'll butt in if I may. 1. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content . There is a noun in the relative clause and that explains of in this case. I would reword the sentence: He'd only left her a note the content of which she...

Hello Branwen319, welcome to English Forums! (Are there really 318 other Branwens here?) No comma is needed; "your" is a possessive pronoun, and "no" is an indefinite determiner (i.e. they're not adjectives). Two or more qualitative adjectives may be separated by a comma,...

Hi, I was told that something like the one below is an inverted structure, << It seems reasonable to call it that. then what the second one that is underlined? Among the students signed up for the contest are John and Sam. -- Inverted of "John and Sam are among the students...

I think your paragraph is pretty good. There are a few touches that could improve it, though. In the first sentence, I would suggest a dash instead of a comma--suggesting an added on thought to reinforce the first one. Also in that sentence "they are" should be "he or she...

Hi Tanit, sorry for the delay. I haven't been blessed by an inspiration. It looks like Swan is speaking of the deliberate, intentional use of not/nor to emphasize the second noun. I agree that when using "or" the first noun strongly predominates and the second simply trails...