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?
2019년 11월 15일 오후 4:26
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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".
2019년 11월 15일
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it is better if you remove it altogether. it is redundant.
2019년 11월 15일
Thank you for your assistance! @Jose @why先生
2019년 11월 16일
“He has been late” just sounds better to me, but also not saying “him “or “he” also reads and would sound better in conversation
2019년 11월 15일
Good question, I think it should be “he is”.
2019년 11월 15일
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