Right after I posted I thought about the children's story "Jack and the Beanstalk," in which the giant is heard to say, Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman! Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to

Dear friend, you'd better specify your question, as listing every possible meaning of 'what' will be of little help. Here are some of the most common meanings: 1. Interrogative pronoun - asking for information specifying something:

I think the pronoun 'they' is appropriate here because its antecedent is so far removed and separated by phrases separated by commas.

I know where to go. (same sentence - no case conflict) I'm as comfortable saying that "where" is what I know and "to go" answers the question; as I am to say that "to go" is what I know and "where"

Which statement is correct? Sarah and I are going shopping. Sarah and me are going shopping Would you say "Me is going shopping"? Use the pronoun you would use if Sarah doesn't come.

Send me a copy. It doesn't matter if your wife gets one or not. It won't change the pronoun. And PLEASE, don't change it to "Send a copy to my wife and myself." That's even worse! (But alas, so common.) "Me" is

I wouldn't hesitate to use who even in serious writing simply because it is so common. From a strictly grammatical point of view, whom will please those who insist on the object form when the pronoun is an object. It is the object of the

Hello, Chris, this clause would be an adjective clause , right? in fact, one should distinguish between relative clauses and adjective clauses , which are more precisely termed supplementive adjective clauses and represent only a special case of

Gleb Chebrikoff, thank you for your response. It's really informative and interesting--I agree with your analysis of "tell." 3. (d; intr., tr.) ('to inform') to — about, of (he didn't want to — about the incident; — me

The sentence is very awkward in my opinion. Which is a relative pronoun. The underlined phrase refers to the "that" clause. I would say: I know that it fell and that's why / therefore / consequently it has to be taken to a vet. CB