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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
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
Top answer
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.
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
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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