By Grammar, Relative pronouns

Clive wrote:I don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses. eg noun clause I read what he wrote.eg relative clause I read the letter which he wrote. Here, which he wrote is relative (ie relates to) the noun 'letter'. I don't see any indirect questions, either. Hi...

Teo wrote:The following is quoted from A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, page 1251. When the antecedent is modified by a superlative or by one of the post-determiners first, last, next, only, the relative pronoun as subject is usually that, and as object, that or zero rather...

I also feel that the only person who seems more common than the only person that; however, can anyone tell me why the following quotations are just the opposite? The following is quoted from A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, page 1251. When the antecedent is modified by a...

Hi, In terms of grammar, it refers to 'the Sargasso Sea' Best wishes, Clive

Hi NewforspeedWelcome to the forums. Anyone with some knowledge of English can tell that you didn't write your questions yourself. Someone else did that for you, but I'll give you some answers anyway.1. There were only 4.5 million speakers of English in Shakespeare's day. There are three major...

It would make more sense to present these in the reverse order. 1. Subject and verb agree in number (singular or plural). The girl is always boasting. CJ

She is one of those girls who is always boasting. She is a girl who is always boasting. If you say one of that means there are more than one girl and you give us the example of the one in this group so , in the example of She is one of those girls who are always boasting who is the...

I dont understand these two, it seems like abit same, and different x_X, please help/teach me. Sighz (a) The relative pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with the word immediately preceding it. Example: Incorrect: She is one of those girls who is...

Hi - Could somebody please help me with this problem with punctuation in the middle of a "that" clause and the rule for it. I punctuate in verbatim text. I cannot change the word to another one to fit a grammar rule. I need a rule to follow or give someone concerning the word "that"...

Anonymous wrote: Pioussoul wrote: Kilimanjaro wrote: Pioussoul wrote: Anonymous wrote: His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce...