There is a difference between writing and speaking. If when talking you say "Whos going," the listener will likely hear it as Who is going . But if you write who's, the reader is apt to think it is a possessive, as in Who's key

Hi denna. Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums! My only suggestion is that we would say, " It was most considerate of you." Note the past tense, " It was ." " It is (or the contraction, " It's ) most

Usually "it" is a pronoun used in verb conjugations. eg. I have, you have, he, she or it has, I am, you are, he, she or it is, I give you give he, she or it gives. (In conversation "it is" can be abbreviated to

Notwen, you are right! My is a pronoun! Thank you for your help. You're welcome ! But I never said that 'my' had to be called a pronoun. On the contrary, it doesn't seem logical to me, as it has been explained. The majority of the

Rere: I do not know the subject matter, so some of my suggestions might be due to my ignorance. Please excuse these. Telomeres length is not correct. You need to say either "the telomere's length" or "the length of

This is a very scholarly work dealing with the complexities and analysis of Grammar, with a special section devoted to Gerunds, participles, and infinitive phrases. If you want to read the entire work, it is online. A link to the entire chapter

Good evening, How can I explain the difference between each other and each other's? besides that 's is possessive? What are some examples with each other's? Thanks!!

I think the p's and q's argument is most salient here. The apostrophe is used for the sake of clarity. While conventionally used for the possessive, the apostrophe is also used to indicate vernacular omissions and contractions, such as in

Kenta wrote: Hello. Is there any difference between "stay home" and "stay at home"? I know both are OK, but if there is a slight difference, will you tell me? Thank you. home is an adverb so you say stay home.

Philip wrote: My 1992 American Heritage Dictionary lists her/his/my as adjectives, being the possessive forms of she/he/I respectively. Amsco publications in French and Spanish c. 1987 both offer sections for possessive adjectives as opposed to