In Verbs^x, Relative pronouns^x

Onh1986 wrote:OK, why was the aux verb omitted? The relative pronoun which/who and the subsequent conjugated auxiliary be can be omitted by ellipsis. This is a rule: whiz deletion.

Although there apppear to be quite a few native English speakers with expertise or special interest in the English language, the original question in this thread and others like mine (http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammaticalFucnctionTheseExamples/dlhcx/Post.htm) must be somewhat difficult...

The human brain is, in surprisingly large part, an appliance (which is) powered by electricity. You can drop the verb and the relative pronoun, like in the first sentence.

Hi, Its written in one of my grammar books ; WHERE is used to refer to place ,usually after nouns like place ,HOUSE ,street ,town and country ... Well ,I know this (Yes, but you have a misunderstanding that I will try to explain later in this post) but sometimes ' Which ' is used for the same...

Sorry, I have to eat humble pie. Tell me when you will arrive. when you will arrive is a nominal relative clause acting as the direct object of the verb: tell. A relative pronoun can be replaced by an adjunct form for time: when. Its use along with its antencedent some find...

That does not mean your second sentence analysis is correct, but that we are of the same opinion. when is an adverb and conjunction, but not a relative pronoun. In modern English there are five relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, and whose.

why is it universally accepted that "which" is a relative pronoun in the above sentence, but "where "isn't? On what criteria. which replaces a noun. where does not. That is, which can be used as a subject or object within its clause; where can be used only as an adverb of place within its...

Central Park, which has some good jogging trails, is beautiful and green.Central Park, where you can jog around the trails, is beautiful and green.Where and which both introduce the relative clause. Where and which both refer back to the subject of the sentence "Central Park". In English...

1-- The parentheses are unnecessary; the clause contained is a nominal clause acting as an adjective modifying girl.2-- That is a relative pronoun referring to girl; it could be replaced by who(m).3-- Draw little lines separating the various parts (subject, verb, object, adjuncts) into related...

"Can anyone confirm my reasoning that formulations such as "All I had today..." operate similarly?"The sentences have similar structuresRelative noun clause ( with what, ellipted that, as relative pronouns) as subject+ linking verb+subject complementthe verbs, was/were, is/are, agree with the...