Homework Help: English expression

Posted by John on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 3:32pm.

In Western culture, a man is introduced to a woman and a young person is introduced to an elderly person. (Is this expressions grammatical?)

e.g. Mina, this is Mike. Mike, this is Mina.
In this words, who is being introduced to whom?
Is Mina being introduced to Mike?
Or Is Mike being introduced to Mina?

English expression - SraJMcGin, Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 4:08pm
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. When you say "Mina, this is Mike," Mike is being introduced to Mina.
English expression - jack, Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 8:54pm
He is not only a great baseball player but also a fine pianist.

a. preposition not only but also
b. adjective
c. correlative
d. adverb

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