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  1. "Who is it?" Vs. "Who is he?" - English Language Learners Stack …

    A) If the pronoun is the subject of a sentence, use he. If the pronoun is the object of a sentence, use him. Your example should be: Who is he. An example where you would use both: I've seen him - who is he? B) If someone called you on the telephone and you do not know them you might ask: Who are you? or. Who is this?

  2. sentence construction - Where is he vs where he is - English …

    I want to know where he is. I want to know where is he. I want to know where the hell are we. I want to know where the hell we are. All these sentences are questions, but phrased as a sentence. In question, I know, in a questioning statement, "Where is he?" is correct, and "Where he is?" is not correct. But I'm not sure in the case of a statement.

  3. grammar - As is/ as it is- meaning - English Language Learners …

    As very good looking as he is, he doesn't even have to try to impress me. In this example he is required. It is not an as is situation since you are just describing the person.. Things are good as they are. Things are good as is. In these examples, they are refers back to "things". This is also not an as is situation.

  4. verbs - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jun 13, 2016 · It reminds me of the time a politician came to speak at my high school, and the principal introduced him as "a former graduate of Northport High School". When he got up to speak he said, "I thought I still was a graduate." For of course he was. He was a graduate the day they gave him his diploma, and he will remain a graduate the rest of his life.

  5. Does it have or has? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 6, 2018 · The answer in both instances is 'have'. It is ungrammatical to use 'has' in questions that begin with 'Do' or 'Does'. In these types of questions the verb 'do' is conjugated based on whether the noun is first, second or third person (eg Do I, Do you or , Does he).

  6. Meaning using "was to" and "were to" in sentence

    Nov 5, 2014 · He was to become boss but he retired early. He retired before people expected him to. If he had not retired, he would have become the boss. He was to come at 5:00 am but the train arrived late. He was supposed to be there at 5:00am when the train arrived. But the train did not arrive on time, so he got there sometime after 5:00am.

  7. present perfect - He is dead or He has died - English Language …

    Aug 17, 2022 · He did not survive the operation. He's dead (or he is dead) would typically be used to inform someone looking for a person or information about a person, that the person was no longer alive. Journalist: I'm looking for John Smith who used to live in this village. Resident: You won't find him here. He's dead. Cancer took him five years ago.

  8. Difference between “is” and “it is” in a sentence

    The verb "is" refers to a third person singular but this is not enough to make a sentence correct and complete, so we use it in conjunction with either he, she or it. Coming to the sentences you list, it is only required in the third sentence ( It is raining today ) because in the other sets of examples there is a proper subject and adding it ...

  9. meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    He did not bring his ID card today. - correct usage; He has not brought his ID card today - wrong usage ; He has not brought his ID card - acceptable; but it is up to the manager to decide if it is today or forever; I guess the above examples illustrate how the meaning can change depending on the usage of 'did not' and 'have not'.

  10. Using "Did" should it be followed by past or present tense verb?

    Jul 22, 2015 · 3a. He did *woke up this morning. 3b. He did *looked in the mirror. 3c. He did *noticed his eyebags are puffier than ever. Present tense. 4a. He did *wakes up this morning. 4b. He did *looks in the mirror. 4c. He did *notices his eyebags are puffier than ever. All of the examples in 3a-c and 4a-c are ungrammatical. But the sentences we made ...

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