In Nouns^x, Relative pronouns^x

I'm having trouble explaining the difference (and similarities) in usage between "whatever" and "any": when they can be used almost interchangeably, when they cannot, etc. I've compiled a basic list (below) of the usage with the help of a dictionary, and am looking for feedback. 1) as a...

I guess if you don't know the verb at all, you're stuck, Lana. There are no prescriptive rules, only guidelines. Greenbaum & Quirk list five differences: (1) The particle of a prepositional verb must precede the object, but the particle of a phrasal verb can either precede or follow the d.o. ...

Hello, Hanuman "The person whom I admire" is the grammatically correct form. Also correct is the same structure without the relative pronoun: "The person I admire". By the way, the subject of your thread is "verb", but your question is about pronouns (relative pronouns): "who" and...

Sir, The person whom I admire most. or The person Who I admire most. Which one is correct. Thanks.

Mephorium, Sorry, you'll need a different example of "whom" as a relative pronoun! The woman whom we thought won the lottery, did not. (not ok) The woman who (at least we thought so) won the lottery .. Take care, California Jim

Who as an interrogative pronoun has three cases: who, whom and whose. They exclusively refer to people: Hey, who ate my poptart? I know not for whom this letter was sent. Whose hundred-dollar-bill is this? If the interrogative pronoun replaces the subject of the sentence, use the...

Guest, After consulting Clauses: the Essential Building-Blocks , I believe the answer is no. Quoting from the referenced web page. Relative clauses are dependent clauses introduced by a Relative Pronoun ( that, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose, and of which ). ...

HAHA. Should I change my screen name to 'headache'? I don't really understand what you meant by saying "I have a headache." I've heard it several times on this forum, from Mr. M, Jim and you. :( In my country, when we said someone is a headache, we mean s/he is a trouble maker and is not welcome...

(2a) The fact that he is a good teacher is well known. ==> Can you give me a reason why this is a relative pronoun? (2b) The movie that I saw last night was great! ==> Yes. ==> The movie was great. I saw it last night. 'That' is a relative pronoun here. It is an object pronoun of 'the...

(2a) The fact that he is a good teacher is well known. (2b) The movie that I saw last night was great! (2c) Is there a reason that these "that's" are not relative pronouns?