I'm writing for a class currently and we have to respond to another person's post in 2nd person. I want to say something like "I like your view on..." or "Your view on .... speaks to me personally", but that just isn't allowed, right? I wouldn't be able to use "I" whatsoever. If "I" can only be used in 1st person and "you" can only be used in 2nd person, then what POV would a statement that includes both be? or even one that includes all three, like "you, her, and I"? submitted by /u/ComicalCore [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi everyone, I'm a lover of English grammar and especially traditional sentence diagramming. I'm a graphic designer by trade and I'm super interested in re-learning to diagram interesting sentences, scripture verses, music lyrics, etc. and designing them in a nice way for posters/prints. I need to brush up on parts of the sentence and learn how to diagram them (predicate nominatives, appositives, conjunctions, etc.) Can anyone share advice on what might be the best place to start? Would a diagramming book do the trick or should I study a grammar book then specifically a diagramming book? Anyt ..read more

Like, 'I am come'. Is there a list of verbs whose present perfect was formed like that? I know that all verbs presently use 'have' for the perfects, but it's still a funny nitpick to know. submitted by /u/Prize_Self_6347 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

In a sentence with a verb, a preposition and an object, there are multiple possibilities when it comes to switching the order of the preposition and the object. . CASE 1 Preposition before object: Use your legs, not your back, when picking up a weight Object before preposition: Use your legs, not your back, when picking a weight up (same meaning) CASE 2 Preposition before object: Alex Jones decries Hitler and his fans turn on him Object before preposition: Alex Jones decries Hitler and his fans turn him on (completely different meaning) CASE 3 Preposition before object: After carrying her in ..read more

So I was talking to a friend about another friend and said "me and (name) are friends) and they corrected me saying "(name) and i" is correct. English isn't my first language, but I spoke it like every day for 5 years and I swear I have never been corrected when I said "me and (name)". Ty in advance for help?? this feels like my whole world is shattering in front of me ngl submitted by /u/NoopKit [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Predicate, complement, adjunct "Selena wanted to talk to all of them." How should I know if the predicate is “want to” or just “want”, or is it “want to talk to”? Complement: is it “to all of them”? Adjunct: is there an adjunct here in this sentence? Same thing goes to this sentence: “Eleven of her students skipped class on Monday.” What is the predicate, complement and adjunct of it? I’m very confused submitted by /u/yourbiggestlos3r [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

i was taught that “which” should only be used if you can remove it from the sentence and the meaning of the sentence remains unchanged. but i constantly see news publications and other sources using “which” in contexts where the sentence doesn’t make any sense if the word is taken out. example taken from NYTimes instagram post: “Sarah Pidgeon, a 27-year-old actor, made her New York stage debut last fall in “Stereophonic,” which moves to Broadway this month.” is that correct, and if so, can someone explain why “which” fits there? is there a rule i’m missing? if i were proof-reading, i would ch ..read more

So I heard that you can start a sentence with a conjunction but you CAN’T use “For” as “As/Because” like: “For the king died, the kingdom died.” But you CAN start a sentence with a conjunction, like: “Jack ate. And he slept.” how is that so? Why doesn’t that apply with “for”? I’m confused. Thank you. submitted by /u/Queasy_Bookkeeper_10 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Which of these is correct? "This is also seen in recency bias, an effect in which participants are more likely to recall words at the end of a list..." "This is also seen in recency bias, an effect where participants are more likely to recall words at the end of a list..." I'm 95% sure it is "in which" but I can't explain why in grammatical terms. submitted by /u/UnderwaterDialect [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

“not only she understood it but she also memorized it” grammatically only! and why or why not submitted by /u/Difficult-Pitch4361 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more