pronouns - When to use "she's"(short form) and and "she is"(full …
Nov 8, 2019 · I don't think it would ever be proper to end a sentence with "she's" (see the link @JR posted as a comment to your question for a detailed explanation). Other than that, the …
Why does the contraction "she's" mean she is or she has?
When referring to google ngram, I get 3 possible combinations of she's: She 's She's She has. So my question is should she has be contracted as she 's in the above example like in the …
grammar - Where is she? or Where is she at? - English Language …
Sep 12, 2020 · It is not needed because the questions could be more concisely put as "Where is she/he?". This redundancy, and the efforts of seventeenth and eighteenth century …
word usage - Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the …
Jun 4, 2011 · Usage Note: Using she as a generic or gender-neutral singular pronoun is more common than might be expected, given the continuing debate regarding the parallel use of he. …
Which is correct: "This is her" or "This is she"? [duplicate]
For "it is she" pleads that this is probably closer to historical usage, when the ancestor of modern English still had cases, which were most probably applied as in "it is she". // Note that "illa id …
pronouns - Referring to objects as "she" - English Language
Sep 18, 2010 · Regarding the usage of "he" in place of "she", this is possible as a backlash against the typical "she" usage: (by a woman) I love my car. He always gets the best service. …
"Agree on" vs. "agree with" vs. "agree to" - English Language
Jul 6, 2012 · You use "agree to" to imply that a request was made and that the person towards whom the request was directed responded positively to that request -- i.e., he/she agreed to …
Which is correct: 'as beautiful as her' or 'as beautiful as she'?
Sep 8, 2014 · She is a predicate nominative which is indeed in the subjective case. If you expand the sentence, it becomes clear: the moon is as beautiful as she [is]. Alternately if you said. she …
What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jul 24, 2018 · "Who" refers to personal identification (usually the name). If someone asks you "who is he/she" or "who are they," they are basically asking for the narrowest possible …
grammaticality - "Wanting" or "want"? (Stative verbs: participial ...
Apr 9, 2013 · She reached her hand out, wanting to touch him... Not wanting to talk about it, Clary turned... Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask you how... I really want to know where I can use it …