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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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01) Computer can listen to him speaking.<< why we use "him" not "his"?02br
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002)He is a 5 year(s) old boy << the year need "s"?02br
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003)A 5 year(s) old boy. <<the year need "s"?02br
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004) The Unite state need "the", the Uinted kingdom need "the "?02br
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12br 12br 103)A 5 year(s) old boy. 11font 10They do. But it's "the United States" and "the United Kingdom"12font 12br 12br 10Thank^^12br 12br 12blockquote 10 0-

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  • 12br 12br 103)A 5 year(s) old boy.
  • 11font 10They do.
  • But it's "the United States" and "the United Kingdom"12font 12br 12br 10Thank^^12br 12br 12blockquote 10 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite101) Computer can listen to him speaking.<< why we use "him" not "his"?11font11b10the/a12b10 computer can listen to him (as he is ) speaking/to his voice12font12br
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102)He is a 5 year(s) old boy << the year need "s"?12
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01cite10Anonymous12cite101) Computer11b10s12b10 can listen to him speaking. Why we use "him" not "his"?12br
102)He is a 5 year(s) old boy << the year need "s"?12blockquote
10The structure of your sentence is correct. "Him speaking" is called "accusative with a participle". You
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0The United States (of America)<< Because of the phrase (of America) , it should be use "the" before United States. Then why we need to use "the" before United Kingdom ? 02br
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0Maybe because there are other Kingdoms?0-
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0 The 01b00United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland02b00 (usually shortened to the 01b00United Kingdom02b00, the 01b00U.K.02b00 or the 01b00UK02b00). 0-
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1font001) Computer can listen to him speaking.<< why we use "him" not "his"?02font02br
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01font00If we change the question as follows, it may be easier to understand.02font02br
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01font01u00I can hear him02u00. This is a comple
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10The 11b10United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland12b10 (usually shortened to the 11b10United Kingdom12b10, the 11b10U.K.12b10 or the 11b10UK12b10).12blockquote
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0They used to be separate Kingdoms (with their own kings/queens) but now they all have to share a single ruler (currently QEII) so they are one kingdom....but separate countries still. For example King James, who succeeded Queen Elizabeth I (Queen of England), was the heir to the thrones of both England and Scotland. This was the first time this happened, and it united the two countries into a
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0 Nona02br
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00Thank you for the quick apply. Now I see why you use the singular "kingdom". It is because you have only one king for more than one country. But in such a case, to me, a name like "The Kingdom of the United Countries in Great Britain" seems better.02br
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0I believe this has to do with how a country came about more than a grammatical question.00 010200 as implied is a country formed from the unification of many states during the Civil War. 00 010200 and 00 on the other hand are expressed without the “s”. However, when put in a context of a sentence, each country is expr
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