By English grammar, Whom

The following quotation is from Essentials of English Grammar by Otto Jespersen:"... therefore the form who is generalized, so that it is now practically the only form used in colloquial speech. This has been so for at least three centuries, as shown by innumerable quotations from Shakespeare...

Paco -- I'm not sure you can always say that the first of two objects is automatically the indirect object. What if you said "I told the story to the man in the long white coat"? "The story" is still the direct object, even though it now precedes the indirect object. "The man in the long white...

No. There isn't really a rule, although generally the preposition that introduces the interested person usually depends on the adjective. There is usually a more-used preposition and perhaps another that is also acceptable. useful to essential to helpful to unpleasant for exciting...

When you know something. it will be easy for you to convey it to the others. Knowing English Grammar is somehow a must. The reason why is that teahcers are models whom the students imitate. Through English Grammar, we can understand and be understood when speaking. The way you use English...

HelloCharles-James N Bailey, Professor Emeritus of Berlin Technical University, argues online ('How Grammars of English Have Missed the Boat') his historic view on English grammar. According to him, basic words used in current English were mostly those borrowed from the underclass's language...

Hello I have read the article by Yates and Kenkel, though it is a kind of "look" rather than "read". I take that the main point of what the authors want to say is the last sentence; "We support the teaching of English grammar which makes all students linguistically secure in the grammar they...

Hello Paco and Roro I hope you don't mind if I take a few steps back. I was struck by this passage on the Yates and Kenkel 'We're Prescriptivists. Isn't Everyone?' page: For example, one of the most notorious prescriptions is never to end sentences with a preposition. This style was given the...

If this "whom" is correct, I will throw off all of my English grammar books into a trash box. paco

I know this is a long post, but I have a final exam about this on Tuesday and I need answers. Any help will be very appreciated, if you don't have time to answer all and just have time to answer one question it will be equally appreciated! Thanks in Advance. 1. What are the 5 noun phrases in the...

Hello Jim Among the sentences you presented, #5 and #6 are not of causative construct. 'Chairman' and 'presidents' work there as complements to the objects. 1. Who did you make read the book? 2. Who did the teacher make stay after school? 3. Who did the boss let go? 4. Who did he have...