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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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.
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.
The sentence I'm writing goes like this: As much as I love the pure sciences, I know now a well-rounded education is valuable. But the words "know" and "now" are so similar that every time I read...
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.
Possibly, "I do know that" can in fact only be used, when, you are answering the question of whether or not you know the issue at hand (or your knowledge has been called in to question, and you are answering that challenge). Let's say "out of the blue" you wanted to state that "you know that" -- and you wanted an emphatic version.
It's not just you that doesn't know. Now, according to owl.purdue.edu, we should use "doesn't" when the subject is singular (except when the subject is "you" or "I"), and "don't" otherwise. But in the example above, I am having a hard time figuring out what exactly the subject is and whether it is singular.
To know something is more long-term, perhaps after having realized it. The first definition for know is: to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty They sound similar, but in usage to realize something is more of an "aha!" moment, while knowing something can last far longer than that.
