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- What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"What is he?" asks chiefly for a person's nature, position, or occupation, not his name "He's a cop [as opposed to a soldier or fireman, say]" or "He's the commander of the submarine" or "He [Spock] is a Vulcan "
- It was he . . . It was him [duplicate] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
So the subject pronoun "he" follows the verb "to be" as follows: It is he This is she speaking It is we who are responsible for the decision to downsize It was he who messed up everything Also, when the word "who" is present and refers to a personal pronoun, such as "he," it takes the verb that agrees with that pronoun Correct: It is I who
- Do I use be or is in this sentence? [duplicate]
The verb request can take a tenseless that-clause complement, as well as an infinitive complement (I requested that he do it, I requested him to do it) However, request can't take a tensed that-clause: *She requested that he is here is ungrammatical –
- etymology - Is I be, grammatically correct? - English Language . . .
He is;(8) ----- They be (8)"I think it 'be thine' indeed, for thou liest in it " Shakespear, Hamlet Be
- grammar - Difference between to and to the - English Language . . .
"He comes from a good home " "Canada is the home of cajun cooking " Airport is always used with an article "Take me to the airport " Airport is never used to refer to a class or category You wouldn't say, "When in airport, never leave baggage unattended" but you could say, "He went to school to be an air traffic controller"
- Why is it This is he rather than This is him? [duplicate]
I've been told that "This is he" or "This is she" is correct, while "This is him" or "This is her" is not For example: Caller: Hello, may I speak to Bobby Tables? Bobby: This is he Likewise, "We are we" is correct, but "We are us" is not On the other hand, you would say "I told him" or "I hate him" rather than "I told he" or "I hate he"
- contractions - Does hes mean both he is and he has? - English . . .
He's angry He's been angry But the third one is incorrect You cannot shorten "he has a house" to "he's a house " You can only shorten "he has got a house" to "he's got a house " [Again, note what @Optimal Cynic claims] More examples: Correct: I have an apple Correct: I have got an apple Correct: I've got an apple Incorrect: I've an apple
- punctuation - He then vs Then He vs Then, He -- conjunctive . . .
He went to the store Then, he went home If you omit the comma, the sentence is still correct, but the pacing is different: He went to the store Then he went home You can also say: He went to the store and then he went home (no comma) or He went to the store; then he went home (no comma)
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