Questions tagged [pronouns]
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
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It will be awesome/interesting/nice, etc. if you can join us. - is "it" a dummy it?
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It will be awesome/interesting/nice...etc. if you can join us.
Example 2
If you can join us, it will be wesome/interesting/nice...etc.
Can it be written this way like Example 2?
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possessive, object and reflexive pronouns
what's the difference between " a picture of us" , " a picture of ours" and " a picture of ourselves" ?
and, does " a picture of us" really mean that the photo ...
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Object Pronoun vs Reflexive pronoun
Question 13: She is too old. She can't look after herself, so she
needs someone to look after _____. A) herself B) her C)
something D) hers E) nothing
The correct answer to the question above is B) ...
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They have a passport/passports - the same in meaning?
Example 1
They have a passport.
Example 2
They have passports.
Do both mean every one of them has only one passport?
Usually one person only has one passport. So the context can help, I think.
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We/every one of us will earn 1 billion dollars - are they the same?
Can "we" mean "every one of us"?
"We will earn 1 billion dollars."
Can it mean "every one of us will earn 1 billion dollars?
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Is this sentence in line with pronoun of complement subject?
I read online that subject pronoun are used for subject complement. As such, is the following sentence correct? "He seems to be I" or should it end with object case? And why?
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Are "I like when" and "I like it when" both grammatically correct, and if so, are they synonymous?
Example:
Why don't airlines like when one intentionally misses a flight to save money?
Why don't airlines like it when one intentionally misses a flight to save money?
Are they both grammatically ...
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Are both acceptable? "me and him" Vs "I and He"?
Me and him did it.
I and he did it.
Are both acceptable, If yes, how?
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recently I was doing/Lately I have been doing
I am under the impression that:
Lately I have been training 3 hours a day at the gym. - means multiple
actions.
Recently I was training 3 hours at the gym when I realized that I
needed to... - means ...
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Present perfect continuous with "many"
Is it correct to use MANY with the present perfect continuous?
I have been watching TV many times lately.
or
I have been watching TV many times lately when Jake dropped by.
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What is the exact value/role of pronoun "it" in this context?
In "Why Haven’t We Made IT Safer to Breathe in Classrooms", what is the actual role the pronoun "it" plays on this sentence? What does "it" refer to?
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Another pronoun replacement question
Consider the following sentence I wrote myself:
Kumbhakarn then pierced Hanuman's chest with his spear due to which
Hanuman was seriously injured.
If I replace 'Hanuman' with 'he', the sentence ...
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Who does 'him' refer to in this sentence?
Consider the following sentence that I wrote myself:
Kumbhakarn then smashed Sugreev's head with a rock, causing him to
lose consciousness.
The subject of the sentence is Kumbhakarn, while the ...
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'...give us it.' [Can a pronoun as a direct object be placed at the very end of a sentence?]
Can a pronoun as a direct object be placed at the very end of a sentence? As in
'...she was saying herself. Emails obtained. Just through honesty? Thrown(?through) and being given out? Because we have ...
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People have perceptual characteristics that virtually assure that infants will orient toward them
By noticing the relation between their own actions and resultant external changes, infants develop self‐efficacy, a sense that they are agents of the perceived changes. Although infants can notice the ...
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Multiple subjects and one pronoun
Consider the following sentence.
Sheena and Shania went to her home.
Both, Sheena and Shania, are females. To whom the pronoun 'her' refers.
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they stole my truck
a. They stole my truck last week.
Could one use that sentence if one has no idea who stole the truck, whether there was one thief or more involved, etc. ?
All one knows is that one's truck was stolen. ...
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Grammar question: becoming overweight themselves
I find a sentence below, and don't understand the grammar.
Children whose parents are overweight are at a higher risk of becoming overweight themselves.
"becoming" is a gerund and "...
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The "chestnut " — is a noun or Pronoun in this context?
Everyone expected the chestnut to win.
I think it's a noun but it's pronoun someone said..
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Can "who" be used to refer to an organization that is acting on something? [duplicate]
I searched but couldn't find information on using "who" to state that an organization (not a person) is taking some action. I'm curious what the specific English rule is. Is it proper to use ...
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and I read the one on physics
a. He read the boring article on biology and I read the one on physics.
Was the article I read necessarily boring?
b. He read the boring articles on biology and I read those on physics.
Were the ...
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Each ------- their
I am still confused how to follow the singular pronoun "each" by the plural possessive pronoun "their".
Not only these examples I state here, but every day I notice such examples ...
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Are they the same in meaning: "This is September now" AND "It is September now"
This is from a native speaker gardener's youtube video where he tells about his roses Roses (see:5:50-5:53)
"This is September now and a lot of my roses are still blooming."
The structure &...
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"She is living out at her home" or "She is living out her life at her home" - which sentence is more grammatically correct?
There are two sentences:
She is living out at her home.
She is living out her life at her home.
I was said that the first is wrong as It doesn't contain "her life". Is it really so much ...
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Do you use "your" instead of "his"/"her"/"their"?
I have seen "your" used instead of "his"/"her"/"their" but this isn't what I see in Grammar books so I wonder if this use is common among English native ...
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"No doubt Ferguson wants his team to make a fight of it"
No doubt Ferguson wants his team to make a fight of it.
In 'make a fight of it', what is 'it'?
Is this just an idiomatic expression? Or the 'it' has some meaning?
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if you want that
Can one use
a. I will clean the kitchen if you want that.
b. I will clean the kitchen if you want it.
instead of
c. I will clean the kitchen if you want.
I'd use (c) or
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Correct usage of as well as and the usage of pronoun with as well as
Which sentence is grammatical?
1) He as well as I were invited to the party.
2) He as well as me was invited to the party.
Almost all books seem to suggest that the verb should agree with the first of ...
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What does 'it' refer to in this context?
What does the following it(bold letter) refer to? Is this a Provisional subject? If you have any good idea, please let me know.
It is estimated that about one-third of the population in Sub-Saharan
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What does "their" in "their market value" refer to?
A freelancer who is a native speaker wrote this. He said "their" is referring to the athletes and entertainers referenced previously. But I don't buy it because the previous sentence is only ...
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What does "both" refer to in "...holding a baby in her arms, both shaking"?
Then he noticed the woman, who'd helped him earlier, gently holding a baby in her arms, both shaking.
(A sentence from my workbook)
Does this sentence work well? What (or who) does "both" ...
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What does 'them' refer to in the passage, 'people' or 'the individual'?
If them refers to people in the previous sentence, it - the sense of belonging and interdependence among members - makes people feel less accountable for it(the offense), which I think doesn't make ...
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Relative adjective using when
I'm learning how the relative pronoun when works in a sentence. While combining this clause
The day was snowy. My brother was born on that day.
I came up with 2 forms of relative adjective clauses.
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"but which" vs "therefore they”
This question is from a school exam about clauses
Can you please explain how I can choose between these two options?
Working in this way, she and her fellow architects have produced various spaceship-...
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what does "it" mean in the following"...in the planned, intentional, reflective manner it proposes?"
The original context is in the last two line.
How focused are you on developing career management skills in the planned, intentional, refective manner it proposes?
does it mean developing career ...
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"they" vs. "ones"
This is an excerpt from an NBC news article. Does "numbers" refer to the latest year's English scores and "they" refer to the previous 30 years' English ones? If it is the case, ...
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Pronoun usage in "Did you enjoy his playing the violin?" [duplicate]
Why is the pronoun "his" used in this sentence?
"Did you enjoy his playing the violin?"
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What do the pronouns "more" and "them" mean in: "Would you get more satisfaction out of your studies if you brought more to them?"
I am reading a book on study skills.
On a page it says
Tend to coast along ‘in the middle’?
You have the opportunity to test out how well you
could do if you aim higher and adapt your strategy.
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The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them. (the function of 'that')
The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them.
What is 'that' and what is its function?
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Is 'own' in the phrase 'of my own' a pronoun or determiner?
“ I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent ...
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Here "It" refers to What?
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
By Aristotle
I think "it" refers to wishes, & it's a verb in this context and i want a rewriting of the sentence?
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Want to know about grammatical term for substitutable part
I should think you call those nouns antecedent which are referred to by relative pronoun.
those nouns -> antecedent
which -> relative pronoun
Then, what do you call those nouns if they can be ...
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them can be used in a informal way?
Them are two good ones, he said.
James Joyce writes this sentence. is that used in an informal way?
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Using the word discuss without the object
Let's discuss this with him
Let's discuss with him
are both of them grammatically correct?
A grammar checker pointed out a flaw in "Let's discuss with him" and suggested adding "this&...
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Defining and non-defining clauses and their differences [duplicate]
My son who lives in America is a doctor.
My son, who lives in America, is a doctor.
I know that the first sentence has a defining relative clause and the second sentence has a non defining relative ...
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Who had a happy look in "I saw Julie sitting beside her mother with a happy look on her face"?
In the following sentence, who has the happy look on her face, Julie or her mother?
I saw Julie sitting beside her mother with a happy look on her face.
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Is it correct to use only "no is not" in this case?
Is it correct to reply with just "no is not" as an answer to some statement, without "it".
For example:
— It is easy.
— No, is not.
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Is "it" used as dummy pronoun or reference to something?
In Sweet Smell of Success (1957), columnist J.J. Hunsecker and his press agent
Sidney ascend the steps from the basement club and they met corrupt police detective
Harry Kello across the street:
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They needed their own nicknames to join the party. So she made (it, them, one, ones) up [closed]
They needed their own nicknames to join the party. So she made it up.
They needed their own nicknames to join the party. So she made them up.
They needed their own nicknames to join the party. So ...
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"It" -- a dummy subject or not?
The following are two example sentences of "versus" in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
The first question: Is the "it" a dummy subject in both?
The second question: Could ...
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