Fatemeh
Is this sentence correct? Hello. I saw the following sentence somewhere and I wonder if it is correct: " If you have a classmate who breaks the school’s record for the number of times ***him*** being late, you could presume that he is a lazy boy who spends the whole night playing Play Station 4. " I think "him" is not correct in this sentence and it should be "he is". Am I right?
15 de nov. de 2019 16:26
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Yes, "him" is wrong. But if you write "he is", you need to delete "being". Also, "school record" is better than "school's record".
15 de noviembre de 2019
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it is better if you remove it altogether. it is redundant.
15 de noviembre de 2019
Thank you for your assistance! @Jose @why先生
16 de noviembre de 2019
“He has been late” just sounds better to me, but also not saying “him “or “he” also reads and would sound better in conversation
15 de noviembre de 2019
Good question, I think it should be “he is”.
15 de noviembre de 2019
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