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31-May-2006, 08:33
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 'Nobody is at home'? B. Nobody's home What is the difference between A and B? Are both of them mean 'no people stay at home'? Why is it not 'Nobody is at home' |
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31-May-2006, 08:52
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| Re: 'Nobody is at home'? [1] Nobody is at home. <grammatical> [2] Nobody's at home. <grammatical; contraction: is => 's> [3] Nobody's home. <grammatical; omission: "at" is omitted> [4] Is there nobody home? <grammatical; question> nobody refers to people.  All the best.  |
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