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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Subject complement
Can you please write some examples how a subject complement can be a pronoun or a phrase?
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The phone rings. " (pronoun) They were six silly gentlemen. (noun phrase) Some of the horses seemed totally exhausted.
- The phone rings.
- " (pronoun) They were six silly gentlemen.
- (noun phrase) Some of the horses seemed totally exhausted.
- (adjective phrase)
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The phone rings. I answer it, saying, "Hello."
The caller says, "May I speak with Englishmaven, please?"
I say, "This is she." (pronoun)
They were six silly gentlemen. (noun phrase)
Some of the horses seemed totally exhausted. (adjective phrase)
The caller says, "May I speak with Englishmaven, please?"
I say, "This is she." (pronoun)
They were six silly gentlemen. (noun phrase)
Some of the horses seemed totally exhausted. (adjective phrase)
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JumanahIs it correct to say "this is she" or "this is I"etc?Yes, but it's considered somewhat too formal by some people. It's me and It's her are more common nowadays.
CJ
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JumanahI could go there.Is this a verb phrase?No. The subject (I) is not part of the verb phrase. The verb phrase is "could go there".
Please ask separate questions in new threads.
CJ
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We would say, "This is she/he," but not, "This is I."
"This is I" is not a good sentence.
"This is he/she," and "It is I," are considered the correct, formal forms you would want to know to be able to choose the correct answer on an English test like the SAT or the TOEFL. You won't hear many people actually say, "It is I;" they will say, "It's me." However, you will hear people
"This is I" is not a good sentence.
"This is he/she," and "It is I," are considered the correct, formal forms you would want to know to be able to choose the correct answer on an English test like the SAT or the TOEFL. You won't hear many people actually say, "It is I;" they will say, "It's me." However, you will hear people
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JumanahIs it correct to say "this is she" or "this is I"etc?In my part of the world, people normally say "Speaking". (In the telephone conversation scenario, I mean.)
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