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quote user Anonymous If the preposition was in the middle of the sentence whom seemed to be needed quote If the preposition were in the middle of the sentence the pronoun whom would seem to be necessary quote user Anonymous If the preposition is in the middle of the sentence whom seems to be...

Thanks Marius and CJ Nouns or pronouns can refer to something Clauses can relate be related be associated with or examples of something Got it

quote user Liveinjapan What does the clause that starts with deciding refer to quote Yes I noticed that post later and then I had a better idea of what you wanted in this post refer to is not exactly correct in my opinion although it s understandable Strictly speaking only nouns and pronouns can...

Hi cute If you use everyone which is singular in context then you shouldn t use them and themselves as pronoun Yes it s congested in my view The relative clause is quite awkward and unnatural in tone and also has agreement problem with singular and plural Which refers to fears here Then sometimes...

quote user New2grammar Dozens of UN humanitarian workers are exposed to risk on their job every day A good example is truck drivers who deliver much needed food to remote villages in poor countries to combat malnutrition which is becoming more and more widespread quote Hi N2GIt has become more...

Hello I m reading about adverbial clauses and conjunctions and the following discussions confuse me The book says These conjunctions frequently begin adversial clauses that indicate degree or comparison as than etc My relatives arrived earlier than they usually do In this example the subordinate...

Surely you can invent one of your own choosing Make a sentence like the one the original poster submitted extending it with another relative clause He s already got who and that Add which somewhere Maybe you can even get a whom or a where in your sentence too CJ

1 They arrived home to find that the house has been burgled It is more appropriate to treat the main clause as They arrived home to find and the subordinate clause as that the house has been burgled Then this subordinate clause is a finite clause actually a noun clause which will become the...

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answerThe sentences are little bit childisch they are some modified sentences I am afraid that my explanations seems to be a little childisch too So please help me how to turn it into the right explanation Mary was real angry because...

I suggest taking a nap You can only get the pronoun in indirect object by making it the subject of a relative clause I suggest that you take a nap Then the whole clause is the direct object of suggest I guess you could also use the to me form for the indirect object The doctor suggested surgery...