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Bookmark or Share- Is it wrong to put exclamation mark (!) after 'Thanks'?Thanks! for the LIC receipt. I am good. How are you? Here, For the LIC receipt is not a complete sentence and, hence, cannot stand on its own. A better approach as provided by @mamtaD is: Thanks! I got the LIC receipt. I am good. How are you? She is right in her own sense, but this changes the meaning of the sentence.
- pronouns - Its or Their to refer to a company? - English Language ...So, The company will issue its annual report next month (AmE) In BrE, companies are often called with a plural pronoun. The company will issue their annual report next month (BrE). My opinion. If you are talking about the 'company' use 'it'. If you are peculiar about mentioning the owners or authorities, mention 'their'.
- When a word ends in 's' or 'x', do you add 's or just anAny name whose last syllable is pronounced with a long eez sound should have just the apostrophe, whereas others have apostrophe s. The followings are correct: Jones's; Menzies's ; Kents's; Jesus's; Xerxes' Euripides' Reference: Huddleston, R. Introduction to the Grammar of English, Cambridge University Press
- What is the difference between 'should' and 'if'?The "Should you" is an inverted form (see Wikipedia). There is no practical difference, choosing which one to use is a matter of preference and style. In American English the inverted form is less common in casual speech and can be considered more formal.
- Should have + past participle vs. Should have had + past participleYou should have cleaned the room, before your visitors arrived. You should have had cleaned the room, before your visitors arrived. I know that 1 is correct, but what about 2? How does 1 differ from 2? Three example sentences from Google Books. Recollections of a Marine Attack Pilot (2012) by Larry R. Gibson, page 193.
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