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Sitifan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
He's or It's
John: There's a man standing at the door. Who is he?
Mary: ___ Mike.
Which word should we use to fill in the above blank, He's or It's?
Mary: ___ Mike.
Which word should we use to fill in the above blank, He's or It's?
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" then you are asking whoe the person is. The person is Mike. He's Mike.
- " then you are asking whoe the person is.
- The person is Mike.
- He's Mike.
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If you ask, "Who is it?" then the answer is it's
But since the question was, "Who is he?" then you are asking whoe the person is. The person is Mike. He's Mike.
But since the question was, "Who is he?" then you are asking whoe the person is. The person is Mike. He's Mike.
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sitifanWhich word should we use to fill in the above blank, He's or It's?It's. You're just giving the phenomenon 'man-standing-at-door' a name.
We're not in a situation like a party, where someone might want some interesting details about the man.
Below we're not just identifying; we're describing.
At a party --
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