I have the following example from this blog post: "Your dog gets some kind of reward when they bark. Otherwise, they wouldn’t do it." Should it actually be: "Your dog gets some kind of reward when it barks. Otherwise, it wouldn’t do it." If the first example is actually correct, can you please tell me … Read more
The famous line of Jim Carrey in the move The Mask: “Somebody stop me!” Grammatically, I believe it should be “somebody stops me” because somebody is third person singular. So, why is it acceptable to say “somebody stop me”? Answer The "stop" in "stop me" is an imperative. It could also be interpreted as an … Read more
I have a task which involves my having to show how I can write in different ways in English. Thus far, I have shown how I can write in a multitude of ways in a reasonably successful way, but I am rather stumped now that I am being asked to form sentences where there is … Read more
How do I put “let’s start with the year 1688” into third person? I need this for my history paper. I tried googling it but nothing helpful came up. Maybe one of you guys can help? Answer This is not a matter of person, but rather one of mood. Your sentence is imperative, telling the … Read more
I have example of two sentences here He has to write a report.’ with he, she,it we will be using has. but why we are using have here instead of has with “She” She doesn’t have to wear a uniform to school’ people need to realize that their life doesn’t revolve around them only, is … Read more
I am learning a foreign language with the help of an excellent tutor who speaks enough English for me to be able to understand them. The deal is, essentially, I correct their English if they teach/correct Malaysian. Today I got a bit stuck. They provided the following statement: That not exactly correct This is clearly … Read more
“When he found his seat on the plane, Sam recognized the person who was sitting in the seat next to his. It? She? was a woman he knew.” Which is more common/natural? Isn’t ‘it’ more correct – grammatically speaking – than ‘she’, since ‘a person’ can be a ‘he’ or a ‘she’, and obviously you … Read more
I’m currently trying to update my résumé from my tired old version to something more up to date. I’m currently having a little trouble with wording here: I’m a self-directed learner who has taught himself (and is still learning) to work with Linux systems. The switch between first and third person seems natural to me, … Read more
