What is the difference between "it" and "it is" and when do I use each one?
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'It' is not noun but a pronoun. 'It' usually refers to a thing. Read carefully the following examples. "Take the pen and give it to your friend". In this sentence 'it' refers to the pencil (which is a thing i.e. non living). \n\nAnother frequent use of 'it' is found in sentences like "The meteorology (means study of weather conditions) dpartment forcasted that it will be a clear day tomorrow". \n\nA very common use of 'it' is when it is followed by a verb like - is, can, will, etc. 'It is' is used in the begining of sentences like the following sentences. "It is very hot" means temperature of the weather is high. "It is raining" means rain is falling continously. "It is dark outside" means there is little or no light outside the room.
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This question is more complicated than it seems.\n\nFirst of all, both possibilities have been available in English for a very long time.  A couple of hundred years ago, some grammarians looked around and decided that they didn't like that there were two possible ways of saying something, so they decided to make some rules about it.  They decided that, whenever you have an object of the preposition "than", you should put it in nominative case.  That means that, according to many grammar books, the correct answer is "Are you better than I?".  Their reasoning is that the part that comes after "than" is a shortened version of something else, like this:\n"Are you better than I am (good)?"\n\nHowever, to many native speakers, both "I" and "me" are possibilities in this context, so it might only be a concern to you if you are planning on using this sentence with someone who might judge you for it (for example, a boss or a professor).  Anyone else might not even notice.
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"is being" is the present progressive form of the verb "to be." The present progressive indicates something that is happening right now in the present and is continuing. It doesn't happen at one single moment (it's not present-- that would usually only mean it's happening right NOW); it happens continuously-- thoughout TODAY. \nThe present progressive is formed with the present form of "to be" according to the subject (for she or he, the form is "is." For I the form is "am" etc etc) plus the "ing" form of the verb. In your example, both "is" and "being" are needed to form the whole verb of the present progressive. "Is" is the auxiliary verb (or 'helping verb') and "being" is the present participle of "to be."\nSo the sentence "She is being quiet today" is grammatically correct.\n\nAlso: The people who are saying that this is a gerund are mistaken. A gerund is a verbal form ending in "ing" and functioning as a NOUN. Here are some examples of gerunds: SWIMMING in the summer is fun. HOPPING on one foot for a long time can be difficult. WRITING songs is one of his favorite pastimes. \nA gerund phrase includes its gerund and its objects, complements, and modifiers, and it still funcions as a noun. In the following examples the whole gerund phase is capitalized: EXERCISING REGULARLY is important for one's health. ("regularly" modifies "exercising") WRITING SONGS is one of his favorite pastimes. ("songs" is the object)\n\nHope this helps
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Using "of" indicates a specific point or instance during the event.  Using "in" indicates that the event is continuous or over a certain period.  In this case, the event is ambiguous as to its length, and so "at one point in time" is correct, whereas "at the start of the evening" indicates specifically when.
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You'd say, "I do not want it." "It" is a pronoun.
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"You're" is a contraction for "you are."\n\n"Your" is possessive, meaning it refers to possession, i.e., "your parents," "your boyfriend," "your car," etc.
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He threw the ball.\nIs the ball there?\nIt was their ball.\n\nWhat is the difference between its and it's?\n\nIts is the possessive form of it. It's is a contraction of it is or it has.\n\nExamples: \n\nIt's a common mistake.\nThe boat has a hole in its hull. \nThe confusion arises from the dual function of the 's ending, which can indicate either possession or contraction, as in: Joe's hamburgers are the best (="The hamburgers which are Joe's — that is, in that he makes them — are the best"); Joe's going to have to buy some more patties soon (="Joe is going to have to buy some more patties soon"). However, 's is never used to indicate possession in pronouns. We do not write hi's (instead of his), for example. \n\nHere is a test we can perform to determine whether to use it's or its: Replace it with his and see if the sentence still makes (grammatical) sense. His a common mistake does not make sense. The boat has a hole in his hull does make sense — at least grammatically; of course boats are not boys, but we can pretend that they are for the sake of improving our spelling. The rule we shall apply, then, is this: If the sentence makes sense with his, which does not have an apostrophe, it is safe to replace it with its, which also does not have an apostrophe.
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both actually.. u can use 'at' when u wanna say wher u and someone must meet.... (hey..let's meet at the amusement park..) or  "he works at the amusement park."anyway there are a lot of uses 4 at aside frm those..\nfor 'in' ...it's used when ur very particular of the location which is.. inside..
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I prefer "it isn't"\nI believe the "proper grammer" states it isn't because when you break it down\nsomething can't "not"\nlike it isn't red\nwhat's not red? it\nit's not like that\nits is a plural word it would have to be its' something like that anyway?
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Can you use it in a sentence?
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B. The indirect object is me.\n\nedit ps the other responses are wrong because hard is an adverb and the verb "to be" doesn't have objects because it is an intransitive verb. Also, C only has a direct object ("it").
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Can you use it in a sentence?  Do you mean hesitated?
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Actually, both of them are wrong. The correct grammarical way is "Tony and me." You always put yourself last, and then to find whether it's me or I, take away the Tony part. IT would be "He picked me up." Therefore "He picked Tony and me up," is the correct grammarical way to say/type it.
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Grammar- it's grammar.\nYou know, with two "a"s.\nAlso, in this case, use "their".\n"There" describes a place.
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there are two verbs\n"is"  and "has" \n\nthe subject is Chicago\n(located is not a verb. "locate" is, but located isnt).
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Bring "it" ... Bring it to me... Bring it over here!... Bring "this thing"..\n\nFrom the verb.. "Traer"  "To Bring"
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what is the difference between the two