Grammar

Yes, the third person point of view is when the narrator is telling the story from an outsider's perspective using pronouns like "he," "she," or "they" to refer to characters. This allows for a more objective and distant view of the events taking place.

There is no shortage of people in need of help.

There are several such words: anon, soon, shortly and presently for example.

Yes, it means to ruin something through clumsiness.

You cannot, because the main verb "is" does not have a passive form. Only the predicate may be expressed in the passive: ...time for the class to be started.

Notorious is stressed on the second syllable. A simple way of testing which syllable is stressed is by saying the word aloud. Look for the syllable that you naturally emphasise more in your speech.

Indirect experience refers to gaining knowledge or insight about something without directly participating in it firsthand. This can include learning through observation, reading, or hearing about others' experiences. It allows individuals to broaden their understanding and perspectives without being directly involved.

The word "where" requires a comma only where it introduces a non-restrictive independent clause. That is, where it presents additional information rather than identifying a specific thing or instance.

Examples:

"He went back to the house where he had left his keys."

(restrictive clause, identifies a specific house)

"He went back to the house, where he had left his keys."

(non-restrictive clause, the house is not modified)

"He visited the castle where the Blarney stone is displayed."

"He visited Blarney Castle, where the Blarney Stone is displayed."

"They crossed the border where it was unguarded."

"They crossed the border in the mountains, where it was unguarded."

Yes, "He studies at school" is a correct sentence. It indicates that the person's primary activity at the school is studying.

Yes, it makes more since than my father and I.

Either one is correct it depends on the situation.

Your father and you can sit in the front seat. My father and I will sit in the back.

"in the wind" is the prepositional phrase in the sentence "the tree swayed gently in the wind."

It is correct in America in some contexts. In Britain, it is archaic ( and many speakers mistakenly think it is an Americanism ).

The declarative mood is the most common mood of verbs. For example, John and Amy play chess every day after school." is a common, ordinary statement, and the verb is in the declarative mood.

No. Say should have worn. Worn is the past participle.

"He and I met yesterday" is correct.

Subjects use the nominative case (I, we, he, she)

while objects use the objective case (me, us, him, her).

The correct phrase is "he and I" because "he" and "I" are both subjects in the sentence. "Him" is an object pronoun and should not be used as a subject in this context.

Yes, it is proper to start a sentence with "he" as long as it is grammatically correct and makes sense within the context of the sentence. Starting a sentence with "he" is common in writing and is often used to introduce a specific person or character.

An indirect object is identified by finding the recipient of the action in a sentence, typically preceded by a preposition like "to" or "for." A direct object, on the other hand, directly receives the action of the verb without the need for a preposition. Identifying these objects helps determine who or what is affected by the verb in a sentence.

Sure. It would also be grammatically correct to write He spoggled his nubbix on the goober. Grammatically correct and meaningful are not the same.

Yes, the phrase "last evening" is correct and commonly used to refer to the evening before the current day.

No, "It's a baby" is not grammatically correct. The contraction "it's" is a combination of "it" and "is" or "it" and "has," but "baby" is a noun and requires a verb to complete the sentence. It should be written as "It's a baby crying" or "It's a baby girl."

The teacher spoke softer than the student.

"For whom you left the message" is a prepositional phrase.

A clause needs a subject and a predicate, which "for whom you left the message" lacks. It could be turned into a independent clause by messing around with the sentence to furnish one. A simple example would be, "For whom DID you leave the message? This would provide a verb and complete sentence.

The root word for "waiting" is "wait." It comes from the Old North French word "waitier," meaning to watch or guard.

A reversed comma is a punctuation mark in the shape of a backwards apostrophe (`), sometimes used in typography for various purposes like indicating speech in some languages or as a mathematical symbol.