Question

ANSWER PLEASE

to people were standing on the river: tall one is the father of the short one but the short one is not the son of the tall one who is the short one?


when can we say (you is)?


please answer both. thank you :)

Answer 1

It seems as if the short one is probably the grandson of the tall one because a grandfather can most likely still be considered a father (hence the name—grandfather).  However, like the riddle mentions, the short one won’t be considered the son, per se. 

 

As for when the phrase “you is” would ever be correct, the answer is never.  In order for there not to be a subject-verb agreement error, the pronoun “you” always needs a plural verb (such as “are”).  And because “is” is a singular verb, to say “you is” is a subject-verb agreement error.