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How do you correctly spell the saying 'too boot'?

The correct spelling is to boot.An example sentence is "Jack insulted her, and in her native language to boot".


Is the correct grammar my mother and me or my mother and I?

John and I is correct only when the sentence is using this phrase as its subject, i.e. it is used in the subjective case. Example: John and I prefer hot dogs. When the sentence they are in uses them as an object of a verb, only John and me is correct. An example of this is, "The boss fired John and me today." An object of a preposition like "to" or "for" or "from" also uses the "me" form, as in, "Do this as a favor for John and me." This may sound confusing and technical, so I'll make it very simple and foolproof. Whenever you are about to use either phrase, try saying your statement with only the "I" or "me". Leave out the words, "John and". You have just raised a much easier question: "Which is correct, I or me?" If you have a knowledge of the English language at the level of a 5 year old or more, you will immediately know the correct answer.For example can you handle these?1. Iprefer hot dogs. / Meprefer hot dogs. -- correct usage is "John and I".2. The boss fired Itoday. / The boss fired metoday. -- correct usage is "John and me".3. Do this as a favor for I./ Do this as a favor for me. -- correct usage is "John and me".Finally, if the meaning of what you are saying would turn to nonsense when applied to only one person (the I or me) you may have to try "we / us" instead of "I / me".The thing you have to remember now is that WE goes with I, and US goes with ME.Trying it in the sentences above:1. Weprefer hot dogs. / Usprefer hot dogs. -- correct usage is "John and Iprefer hot dogs".2. The boss fired wetoday. / The boss fired ustoday. -- correct usage is "The boss fired John and metoday".3. Do this as a favor for we./ Do this as a favor for us. -- correct usage is "Do this as a favor for John and me".Read this answer over several times if necessary. Once you catch on, making the correct choice will become very automatic.Practice by thinking up puzzlers to test your friends, and then tell them the reason for the correct answer. Here are a few to get you started:1. The award should have gone to John and ___! (Hint: to I/ to me)2. Your decision really made John and ___ very angry. (Hint: made we/ usangry)3. What if John and ____ treated you that badly? (Hint: What if I/ metreated you ...)


When do you capitalize siblings?

You only capitalize when you are using their actual names. So if you had two brothers and one sister you would write: "I have three siblings, Marco, Katerina and Jack."


What is the passive voice of the house is building?

This sentence is not correct. It tells us the house is doing the action of build but a house cannot build. a person or company needs to do the action = Jack is building a house. Now we can write a passive sentence = The house is being built. If you want to you can add the agent (Jack) = The house is being built by Jack


Can a sentence have more than one subject and a verb?

Yes. Jack and Jill went up the hill. This sentence has two subjects (Jack, Jill) and one verb (went). Jack and Jill went up the hill and got a pail of water. This sentence has two subjects (Jack, Jill) and two verbs (went, got).