By Constructions, Pronouns

If this sentence originated in the U.S., then failure to make the number (that is, the singularity or plurality) of the pronoun (in this case "their") match the number of the noun (in this case ''seller") is the result of what is termed "political correctness."...

I think I've heard this construction most often in the past tense: it's time we painted the bedroom, it's time we got your car fixed. But that makes even less sense grammatically, doesn't it. And I think "it's time + pronoun" carries a different meaning than "it's time to..." The suggestion for...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Anonymous wrote:Which is correct:1) It is between him and I.or2) It is between him and me.I think it is the second one. It just sounds right to me.It = an argumentAccording to an English usage book, when a preposition is used, in this case 'between' the object form of the pronoun must be used...

Philip wrote: Yoong Liat wrote: Anduy wrote:Everyone looks like they are enjoying the party.Everyone look like they are enjoying the party.Please tell me which sentence is the correct one.Thank you. Although 'everyone' means 'all the people', a singular verb has to be used. Every apple is...

Yoong Liat wrote: Anduy wrote:Everyone looks like they are enjoying the party.Everyone look like they are enjoying the party.Please tell me which sentence is the correct one.Thank you. Although 'everyone' means 'all the people', a singular verb has to be used. Every apple is rotten. Every...

The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nationsThis and your other examples are all varieties of the 'more...than' comparative structure. From Random House:Usage note Whether 'than' is to be followed by the objective or subjective case of a pronoun is much...

CalifJim wrote:It seems to me that I've heard that construction here in the U.S. from time to time, but all in all, quite rarely. Maybe they were visitors from Canada? Afterthought: Can it be the influence of French?Lui et son amie, ils sont ... CJ Possibly, but only the Mountie knew any...

It seems to me that I've heard that construction here in the U.S. from time to time, but all in all, quite rarely. Maybe they were visitors from Canada? Afterthought: Can it be the influence of French? Lui et son amie, ils sont ... CJ

The original question I had to answer was is the cluase "that upset the audience" a noun clause or relative clause? I'm pretty sure it's a relative clause. Yes, it is, but it's not a common garden variety of relative clause because it is generated by a cleft construction. Also the pronoun...