
contractions - Does "he's" mean both "he is" and "he has"?
2012年2月23日 · 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.
Which is recommended/preferable between '(s)he' & 'he/she'?
You have asked a dangerous question. I would use he or she. The use of the genderless they is so widely accepted nowadays that questions regarding its use or non-use will not validate in standardized testing and, therefore, agreement is no longer tested on the SAT using the genderless they.
What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2018年7月24日 · "What," on the other hand, essentially asks you to provide information about the subject's wider category. This could mean a job (programmer), a species (human), or anything else that provides you information more general than identification. "Oh, what a cute dog! What is he?" "He's a Corgi."
etymology - "Bob's your uncle" ... no he's not! - English Language ...
2011年4月10日 · What is the origin of the phrase "Bob's your uncle"? Is it used internationally or is this just a term used in the UK? I have often heard an extension of this phrase: "Bob's your uncle and Fanny's...
What type of question is "He's right behind me, isn't he?"
2016年8月25日 · It's usually said by somebody just after they've been poking fun or talking badly about someone to group of other people. The group of people are all laughing at the butt of the joke/abuse and then fall silent. At this point the ringleader notices that the group has gone quiet and asks He's [the person being made fun of] is right behind me, isn ...
meaning - What does "he is sorted" mean? - English Language
he's sorted. I looked up the meaning of "sort" in [insert dictionary here] and didn't find anything that looked relevant. The closest I found was the idiomatic usage "sorted out", but there's no "out" in this quote.
Define "He's like" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2014年5月17日 · The expression "he's like" is not one that I grew up with but seems expressive of more than just a statement of what someone said. But like so many speech patterns, it is frequently applied in conversations as maybe a matter of style.
"He Isn't"/"She Isn't" V.S. "He's Not"/"She's Not"
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It was he ... / It was him [duplicate] - English Language & Usage …
2016年1月7日 · Strictly speaking, proper grammar requires subject pronouns be used when they rename the subject. So the subject pronoun "he" follows the verb "to be" as follows:
"He has yet to" vs. "he is yet to" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
In written English, both are recorded and, I believe, both are acceptable. Note that "He is to receive X" is an acceptable idiom which must be taken into account.