By Pronouns, American English

Actually, infinitives are used in AmE as subjects. The location geographically or historically has nothing to do with it. But infinitives (and their complement(s), if any), taken together, can make noun phrases.To be absolutely precise, it is a noun phrase (NP) that must be the subject of a...

I am walking. Walking is an adjective? To hear him sing is an unforgettable experience. To hear is an infinitive, in other words, a verb, not a noun or a pronoun. Using an infinitive as a subject may not be common in American English but it has been used that way for centuries - and is used...

The airport custodial staff, which (A) hasn't been working under contract for a year, (B) are thinking about (C) striking if management (D) doesn't agree to salary increases. I think (B) should be corrected to is thinking because in American English "staff" is considered a...

North American English is very strict on this. If the subject is singular (as is list), then the verb must be singular. An American therefore must say England IS winning and the crew (or team) IS on board. mr steve

If this sentence originated in the U.S., then failure to make the number (that is, the singularity or plurality) of the pronoun (in this case "their") match the number of the noun (in this case ''seller") is the result of what is termed "political correctness."...

Hey Del, it was you who reminded me of this! I read your post in the thread "I'mma", where you wrote "I'm a buy me a new coat" as an example. I started to think about "I'm a buy myself a new coat"... So I decided to open this thread, to know more about those sentences, with a normal pronoun (me)...

Hi,I think "so can mine" is ok. "Mine" is a pronoun, so you can use it like it's a normal noun, as a subject."Neither do I" is ok. I think "Neither have I" is ok too in British English, but not common in the United States (American English).Just my opinion...

Khoff wrote:Yes, you're right -- in these examples it should be "every day." It's written as one word when used as an adjective : "he was wearing his everyday suit, not his best suit." Sorry I didn't catch it before.Hi KhoffI think your signature should be amended as follows because I've read...

Do is not used:1. With be (except imperatives):Were you late?Is he walking now?But: Don't be a fool!2. With the defective auxiliaries (can, could; will, would, shall, should; may, might, must; ought):Can he swim?Will they come as well?Would you have said that?3. With have, has, had when they are...

Ms. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information. Lcchang asks: Can I use 'who' instead of 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people' ? I was thinking of the Internet provider as a company. That's why I said it could...