
"He was playing when he fell" or "he fell when he was playing"?
He was playing in the field, whereupon he fell down. In speech however, the second sentence could convey the same meaning as the first, provided emphasis is place on the first clause, …
Tag Questions "is he not" - English Language & Usage Stack …
The sentence " He is happy, is he not? is grammatically correct, although rather infrequent in usage. Perhaps, the only similar tag question which you are likely to find in everyday situations …
"It is he" versus "it is him" - English Language & Usage Stack …
The case of he/him should depend on other considerations, such as, the proper case after the linking verb, "is". It should be simply a matter of which is more correct, It is he Or, It is him My …
Which is correct: "he don't" or "he doesn't"? [closed]
32 He doesn't is correct, because it is the contraction of He does not. He don't is incorrect, because it it the contraction of He do not. Subject-Verb agreement requires that he goes with …
Which is recommended/preferable between '(s)he' & 'he/she'?
Yes, both (s)he and he/she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important. s/he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more …
"He doesn't" vs "He don't" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Grammatically, for he/she/it we use "does" or "doesn't" like in, He doesn't eat meat. but these days I'm observing the usage of the above sentence (especially in American movies) like this, …
present perfect - "have been working" vs. "have worked" - English ...
Mar 6, 2013 · What is the difference between the following two sentences? I have been working here for 20 years. I have worked here for 20 years. The present perfect tense is used for …
grammaticality - In spite of several reminders, he **DID** not so …
In spite of several reminders, he did not so far send any reply to my letters. The above sentence is incorrect whereas the correct version is: In spite of several reminders, he has not so far s...
pronouns - "It was he/him who/whom I voted for." - English …
It was he/him who/whom I voted for. The question here covers something similar, but it doesn't have the disagreement where the "he" behaves like an object in the second clause and a …
He is one of the boys who "play" or "plays" football?
1 means he belongs to the set {the boys who play football} (doubtless considered locally rather than globally). 2 means he belongs to the (again local) set {the boys} and also to the set …