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Umaa.spk Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Pronouns

Can you correct me if I've done any pronoun errors.

We scored as many goals as them

Sam and I were present.

Can you sing as well as them

Let you and I try what we can do

Wait for Harry and me

You know that as well as me

It was me that gave you the alarm

Between you and I, I do not believe him

We are not so poor as them

Sam is as old as me

He is known to my brother and me

He is as good as me

  

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We scored as many goals as them. We scored as many goals as they did. (correct form, the form above is very common in informal spoken language, it's incorrect though) Sam and I were present.

  • We scored as many goals as them.
  • We scored as many goals as they did.
  • (correct form, the form above is very common in informal spoken language, it's incorrect though) Sam and I were present.
  • OK Can you sing as well as them.
  • Can you sing as well as they can?
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We scored as many goals as them.

We scored as many goals as they did. (correct form, the form above is very common in informal spoken language, it's incorrect though)


Sam and I were present. OK


Can you sing as well as them.


Can you sing as well as they can?

Let you and I try what we can do


Let you and ME try what we can do.
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Hi Umaa

Here are a few additional comments:

Let you and I try what we can do. This sentence sounds very awkward. Why not just begin with "Let's" (i.e. "let us")?
I would also change the word "try" to something else:

- Let's

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