To put one’s foot in it
“To put one’s foot in it” is an idiom. We use it to talk about someone saying something embarrassing without meaning to do so. If I say “I put my foot in it”, I...
Graham's Grammar Posts
Mind-boggling
When we say that something is mind-boggling, we mean that it is so large, complicated or extreme that it is very surprising and difficult to understand or imagine. For example: We often use the...
Distributive pronouns
We use distributive pronouns to refer to the members of a group. The main distributive pronouns are: all, both, any, each, every, either and neither. Examples: We normally follow distributive pronouns by ‘of’. Distributive pronouns are...
Reciprocal pronouns
We use reciprocal pronouns to show a mutual action or a relationship between two or more people or objects. There are two reciprocal pronouns. They are ‘each other’ and ‘one another’. Examples: . Posted...
Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without being specific who or what they are. Singular another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other,...
Demonstrative pronouns
We use demonstrative pronouns to indicate particular people or things. There are four demonstrative pronouns. This and these usually refer to something near. That and those usually refer to something farther away. Examples: • ...
Interrogative pronouns
We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, what and which. Examples: • Who is coming to visit us? • To whom were you talking? • Whose is...
Relative pronouns
A relative pronoun is a pronoun used to link two parts of a sentence. The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that, what. Examples:• This is the person who painted my door.• Peter...
Reflexive pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers back to a noun or pronoun elsewhere in a sentence. Singular Plural First person Second person Third person First person Second person Third person myself yourself himself, herself, itself ourselves...
Personal pronouns
A personal pronoun is a word that is used instead of the noun or noun phrase indicating a person or thing. Personal pronouns can be first person, second person or third person and singular...