How do you use no one but?
- “I became a man, dependent on no one but myself”. The New Yorker.
- No one but aliens can stay on top forever. Huffington Post.
- No one but her. The New Yorker.
- No one but us. The New Yorker.
- No one but Melissa was surprised. The New York Times.
- “I have no one but God”. Independent.
- There is no one but you. The New York Times.
Was or were no one?
In most clauses, nobody is a singular pronoun, so “was” should be used. >> Nobody was home so we left empty handed. However, in the subjunctive clause, “were” is correct.
Which is correct nobody has have?
“Nobody” is singular, so “has” is correct. Generally speaking, any pronoun ending in “one” or “body” is singular.
Can we say fastly?
9 Answers. There is no need for “fastly” because “fast” is both an adjective and an adverb. So, “I ran fast” is completely correct. The existence of “fast” as an adverb does not preclude the future development of a word “fastly”, but it does hinder it.
Which is correct this is he or this is him?
This is he. Him is objective. He is subjective. You are the subject so use he.
How does the prepositional phrase ‘but him’ modify the pronoun ‘nobody’?
The prepositional phrase “but him” modifies the pronoun “nobody”. The nominative phrase “nobody but him” is the subject of the clause. “Was” is the verb. “Present” is a predicate adjective.
What is the object of the preposition ‘but him’?
As I parse this sentence, “him” is the object of the preposition “but”. The prepositional phrase “but him” modifies the pronoun “nobody”. The nominative phrase “nobody but him” is the subject of the clause. “Was” is the verb. “Present” is a predicate adjective.
What is the object of but him?
As a preposition, but requires a pronoun in the objective case, him, as its object. The preposition phrase but him is an adjunct, not an argument of the verb, as is apparent from the fact that we can move the preposition phrase: But him, nobody was present. Nobody (but him) was present.
Is “was present” a conjunction or a preposition?
Although it can be inferred from what you say that he was in fact present, this is not what your sentence expresses. But is employed here as a preposition, not a conjunction, and the entire subject of was present is nobody. As a preposition, but requires a pronoun in the objective case, him, as its object.