By Pronouns, English grammar

Hi CB,I wouldn't know where to start! English grammar is pretty different from Italian grammar. However, there are a lot of similar words (one example: government - governo), and several similar structures and idioms. The problem is that there are also several false friends, and lots of...

Yes, I think it does. Let me try to recap and to make general statements (I know, this is pretty dangerous when talking about English grammar!)If the verb is intransitive there's no ambiguity, irrespective of the pronoun used: the meaning of I run faster than he (form.); I run faster than him...

Do existed in Old English more than a thousand years ago as a regular verb and meant to cause. It is impossible to say who introduced it to English. It's use as an auxiliary in questions and negations was established in Shakespeare's day when it was correct to say bothI know not himandI...

The normal sequence of personal pronouns is as follows: singular: For example, I, he and you will be punished for being late. They, you and we should leave there at once. Can any native speaker tell me whether the above rules are true or not?

Grammar Geek wrote:Singing is a gerund, a noun, so it takes the possessive my. This is rather peculiar, I think. I have encountered the same thing on these forums many times. Native speakers say: "A gerund is a noun." Do they teach it that way in American schools and universities? Grammatical...

Hi, I wonder whether my writing is correct or not.There seem to be so many questions..The followings are questions about English grammar.please answer me.. 1 Which is correct or better ?(1) See you tomorrow, same time, same place. This is more common(2) See you tomorrow at the same time and the...

Hi ..I wonder whether my writing is correct or not.There seem to be so many questions..The followings are questions about English grammar.please answer me.. 1 Which is correct or better ?(1) See you tomorrow same time same place.(2) See you tomorrow at the same time and the same place. 2 Which...

I don't think "between you and I" can be blamed entirely on hypercorrection. It's been attested since at least 1596, before English grammar was taught in school. Nowadays it might be partially due to hypercorrection, but I think something else is going on, namely something to do with how...

Yoong Liat wrote: Diamondrg wrote: He’ll be coming with us tomorrow, won’t you? Is the sentence correct? What does it mean? Hi Diamondrg Please let us know whether "you" is the correct pronoun. If it isn't, please tell us what the correct pronoun is? Hi, Yoong Liat. I don't think the...

Clive wrote:Would you call this a relative clause? I don't know where the pen is. What would you say it relates to?Hi CliveI learned my grammatical terminology as a schoolboy and as far as I can remember most of the terms I learned were applicable to all the languages I studied. There were/are...