Recently one of my friends told me that there is distinct difference between 'know of something' and 'know about something' expressions. 'know of' is used when you have personal experience with wha...
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I'm confused in whether to write know or knows in the following statement:- "The ones who are included know better."? Also explain the difference between the two, thanks.
Know in (1) refers to the clause that comes right before it, so there's no pronoun necessary -- it's essentially a transform of I know it's your job. In (2), however, the object of know is not indicated, as you point out, so something must be provided.
If you know about a subject, you have studied it or taken an interest in it, and understand part or all of it. Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.
Do you know that he will be our coach? Do you know if he will be our coach? I think both sentences are grammatically ok, just meaning two different things. In the first sentence, it's decided th...
In my understanding, ' as we know it ' usually follows a noun phrase and means like The building as we know it = the version/condition of the building we know now. First, I'm not sure about its grammar. Is the 'as' a conjunction? Is it correct to think that 'it' changes to 'them'? E.g., the buildings as we know them Second, a question about its use. Is it possible to use when the preceding ...
For me, know implies knowledge of details or individual pieces, while am aware of implies a knowledge only of a whole. Using your example, knowing my rights means that I know I have the right to remain silent, the right to be represented by an attorney, etc. Being aware of my rights might mean the same thing, but implies that I know that I do have rights, but am not sure what those rights are.
I've just seen someone comment: We send our children to fight in a war we know not what we are fighting for. I am not English expert (it's not even my first language) but the structure just seems w...
