"Its" as a Possessive Pronoun - English Language & Usage Stack …
2012年7月30日 · 1. To complement and update tchrist's excellent answer: the new on-line version of the OED has 6 examples of "its" as a possessive pronoun: 1623 Shakespeare & J. Fletcher …
pronouns - Which one is correct to say: "It's me" or "It's I ...
The disjunctive pronoun of French and the dative pronoun of English had a great overlap. They are both capable of being a complement. It is also useful to look at the pronoun “myself” and …
Why is the pronoun "I" written with an uppercase letter, even …
As @Bill Franke stated in the comment, it's a general convention, followed by anyone willing to write proper English. All other pronouns (such as you, he, she, ...) should not be written with …
pronouns - Use of "it" and "its" for people and animals - English ...
A version with the pronoun might read like: Fear is the essential attribute of humans, and plays a crucial role in their survival. As for animals, you almost always use "it", unless you're talking …
Is "Is it a girl or a boy?" really calling the infant an "it"?
2014年3月21日 · The simplest way to explain it to your boss is to note that this is just an idiom and the phrase "It's a boy/girl!" is extremely common in English. The more detailed answer …
Is "so" a pronoun? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年4月4日 · Definition of 'so' - see items 21, 22, where they say it is a pronoun: –pronoun. such as has been stated: to be good and stay so. something that is about or near the persons …
It is us? It is we? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
3. You'll find both potentially used, at least in formal usage-- it's essentially a matter of stylistic preference. In more everyday usage, the most common, natural-sounding option is probably …
"Why, when, how and where" are not interrogative pronouns. Why?
2015年12月1日 · Well it turns out that where is almost, but not quiet, a place and thus almost but not quite a pronoun. Instead it is an adverb. Here's why: I am going [to school] → I am going …
grammaticality - Is it grammatical to use "same" or "the same" in ...
2014年9月6日 · & N.Z. vi. 135 ― A different influence of written language is seen in the use of same as a pronoun equivalent to it, as in ‘put the tailboard up and secure same with a length …
grammar - What does "it" refer to in "it's raining"? - English …
"Raining" on it's own, for example, is ungrammatical, so a "dummy pronoun" is inserted into the sentence so that it will fit the proper syntactic structure of English. (EDIT: I should note that I …