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

dimsum, your examples don't apply. Fifty percent of something plural is still plural. One-third of something plural is still plural. I agree. There is a separate rule for percentages and fractions, but that rule doesn't apply in this

dimsum, your examples don't apply. Fifty percent of something plural is still plural. One-third of something plural is still plural. Anon, the subject of entire sentence is Google docs, but it's not the subject of the clause we are

Hello, Mariott, 1. I hope this will make you happy and will not be forgotten.- correct; no comma before and when the subject of the second clause is ellipted, as shown by the materials in the Survey of English Usage. 2. I hope this will make

Use which or that for restrictive clauses. (Some grammarians prefer that only.) Use which only for non-restrictive clauses. For more information, google those phrases.

In the following sentence , do I need to place a comma after the introductory participial phrase? Walking in the street, the boy spotted one of his friends.  I have read a grammar book, which mentions that you only need to separate the

In other words, I thought that, as an object (noun), I should use the verb in the -ing form, and not in the infinitive. Actually, the infinitive can also serve the function of a noun and be an object. It depends on the verb. Note, below, how the

1 A dog's brain is disproportionately small (compared) to the size of head. Among mammals, a dog's brain is disproportionately small for his head. 2 She knows him so well as to be able to write a message in his place and people would