Sep 2, 2014Β Β· "Someone has forgotten their book". Why can we use 'Their" and what's the difference if instead of "their" we use "his/her"?

Someone, and indeed any indefinite pronoun that ends in "one" is always singular. The word people is a good choice; however, the second part of your compound sentence sounds as if you are talking to …

May 5, 2023Β Β· Using "somebody" or "someone" instead of "one" would be asking if there is a person who could do better, instead of asking if there is a way to do better. See Pronouns: one, you, we, they …

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Aug 15, 2019Β Β· I have some difficulty to understand when to use the 4 words: anybody, somebody, anyone, someone. For example: β€œI would like to ask if someone can help me” is it right? And if I want …

The compound determinative "someone" is inherently singular due to the singular nominal base "one", so [2] has the expected singular verb "cleans". "Clean" in [1] may appear to be a plural verb, but it's …

Oct 7, 2019Β Β· 0 English speakers use the possessive apostrophe ("someone's something") where possible, because it makes sentences more clear to specify a direct object without it also being the …

40 "I and someone are interested" is grammatically correct. It is the convention in English that when you list several people including yourself, you put yourself last, so you really should say "Someone and I …

Is it correct that somebody may imply many people or an organization as a whole? Particularly, can I think that someone assumes only one person whereas somebody can be said about a group of …

Feb 15, 2024Β Β· I want a word for a person who wants to become something they get influenced by, or be like the someone or achieve their traits or just embody them completely. A word for someone who …

Is it correct that somebody may imply many people or an organization as a whole? Particularly, can I think that someone assumes only one person whereas somebody can be said about a group of …

Feb 15, 2024Β Β· I want a word for a person who wants to become something they get influenced by, or be like the someone or achieve their traits or just embody them completely. A word for someone who …

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