I used to think PM/AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p.m./a.m. for reasons I can't recall. I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most convenient to them, but I'm curious about what the official usage—should it exist—actually is.

2021年10月16日 · Getting relative pronouns like "who" to agree with verbs can seem tricky. But it's actually quite easy. The pronoun "who" takes the same number and person as its antecedent, in this case "I." So "It is I who am" is correct in this case.

The sentence is awkward and seems to be too truncated, but it is actually has correct usage of the 'being' tenses reflected in both 'am' and 'were'. The distinction reads as, "I am (present reference being) that you were (past reference being). With this distinction, Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been can be considered as referential verbs.

I am on it in your first example sounds like a shortened version of I’m on the case, a colloquial way of saying that the speaker is dealing with it. In the context of some kind of dispute, as in your second example, they’re at it again means that they have started doing again whatever it was that was a component in the dispute.

Am, Are & Is (15 Questions) - From a collection of English grammar worksheets, handouts and printables for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment.

2011年2月16日 · Why do I say "am" and not "will be" when the sentence begins with "when"? 1. "When I am on holiday, I'll go to the beach." This seems to be correct but I'm talking about the future so why is... 2. "When I will be on holiday, I'll go to the beach" wrong? When I'm talking in the past I say... 3. "When I was on holiday, I went to the beach."

2017年12月1日 · "Hi, I am David." "Hello, this is David" Although the first and the second formats are more commonly used in face-to-face conversations, where as the third one is most commonly used in telephonic introductions, rather than face-to-face. "Hi, Welcome to ABC Tele-services. This is David. How may I assist you today?"

2015年9月14日 · I am to tell you. means that according to some agreement or protocol I have the obligation/task to inform you. I have to tell you. means the circumstances force me to inform you (possibly against my wish, or I surrender to them).

2016年6月17日 · One might interpret this as you have to be gone or absent until 9 am. But as you can see, it has a completely different meaning than with the words at or by. You can say. I have to stay until 9 am. This means you have to stay. And when the time is 9 am, you are free to leave. Depending on the context, it might imply that you will leave at ...

2018年3月20日 · It is 1(am/pm) It common to leave out the o'clock or am/pm when there is no ambiguity when speaking. For example, When's the next match? It's at 2. Based on the current time the two speakers can infer the am/pm. However, saying It's 2 by itself is uncommon: the o'clock is needed to specify that the current time is 2. Usage For business documents