
It was he ... / It was him [duplicate] - English Language & Usage …
Jan 7, 2016 · So the subject pronoun "he" follows the verb "to be" as follows: It is he. This is she speaking. It is we who are responsible for the decision to downsize. It was he who messed up …
What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jul 24, 2018 · "What is he?" asks chiefly for a person's nature, position, or occupation, not his name. "He's a cop [as opposed to a soldier or fireman, say]" or "He's the commander of the …
"He doesn't" vs "He don't" - English Language & Usage Stack …
He doesn't eat meat. He don't eat meat. And remove the contraction: He does not eat meat. He do not eat meat. Now we can see very clearly that the latter is grammatically incorrect. …
contractions - Does "he's" mean both "he is" and "he has"?
Feb 23, 2012 · He's angry. He's been angry. But the third one is incorrect. You cannot shorten "he has a house" to "he's a house." You can only shorten "he has got a house" to "he's got a …
grammar - "It is he" versus "it is him" - English Language & Usage ...
It is he I relate to most of all. Or, It is him I relate to most of all. I believe that in neither of the two sentences do the words "him" or "he" act as a relative pronoun, for the simple reason that they …
pronouns - "It was he/him who/whom I voted for." - English …
It was he/him who/whom I voted for. The question here covers something similar, but it doesn't have the disagreement where the "he" behaves like an object in the second clause and a …
punctuation - "He then" vs "Then He" vs "Then, He" -- conjunctive ...
May 10, 2019 · He went to the store. Then, he went home. If you omit the comma, the sentence is still correct, but the pacing is different: He went to the store. Then he went home. You can also …
grammar - Difference between "to" and "to the" - English …
May 8, 2015 · "He comes from a good home." "Canada is the home of cajun cooking." Airport is always used with an article. "Take me to the airport." Airport is never used to refer to a class or …
How do you make the possessive form with "He and I"-style …
Aug 22, 2011 · That is, you and I, he and I, Billy, Joe, and I can all use the pronoun our in order to describe the possessive. If you want to form the more complex possessive to show joint …
"request" or "request for" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 18, 2022 · The noun request takes a for to introduce the object of the request, but the verb request just takes an object; no preposition required: He requested a double Scotch/his …