By Nouns, Whom

I believe that "wrong" usage of "whom" and certain pronouns in the "wrong" positions is a natural consequence of there being no actual strong pattern to their usage outside of grammar books. "Haitch" is seen as a kind of low-level thing to say, isn't it? Other examples posted here all seem more...

I don't think "between you and I" can be blamed entirely on hypercorrection. It's been attested since at least 1596, before English grammar was taught in school. Nowadays it might be partially due to hypercorrection, but I think something else is going on, namely something to do with how...

Hi KooyeenPerfect. A relative pronoun has been omitted and it is normal to put a preposition at the end:This is a dictionary he was looking for.I've got a dictionary like that, the Random House Unabridged Webster's Dictionary, which I have installed on my hard drive. I can add words with their...

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...

Hi folks,I would like to ask the following question: is it possible for a prepositional phrase to function as a noun in a sentence? I am thinking of the following sentence: I told her about the meeting.My interpretation: Subject: I Verb: told...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentences below correct in terms of the use of preposition and so on in italic? Preposition Neither Amy nor her sisters like to do ironing every week. He is like his mother He is always like that Besides working at the restaurant, he also works at the...

Are the sentences below correct in terms of the use of preposition and so on in italic? Preposition Neither Amy nor her sisters like to do ironing every week. He is like his mother He is always like that besides working at the restaurant, he also works at the garage. He is watching...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentences using the underlined word (pronoun and so on) as shown below correct? Interrogative pronoun/relative pronoun The lady whom you saw just now is my teacher. I consulted a doctor whom I met in Paris I am not sure whom did he invited for the wedding ...

Interrogative pronoun The lady whom you saw just now is my teacher. I consulted a doctor whom I met in Paris I am not sure whom did he invite for the wedding This is the girl who told me where to park my car. I agree that these are correct sentences, but, if it matters, I'm not sure...

Are the sentences using the underlined word (pronoun and so on) as shown below correct? Interrogative pronoun The lady whom you saw just now is my teacher. I consulted a doctor whom I met in Paris I am not sure whom did he invite for the wedding This is the girl who told me where to...