Hi, GrammarGeek, are you saying 'no' to my second answer (post) because Avangi says my second post is correct? Thanks. Here is how I now see it: I decided to vote for whoever called me first. -- I decided= main clause (this is a main

In regards to Who or whom, as with all other pronouns which have different cases, the case is determined by whether it is the subject (nominative) or object (of the verb or preposition) in its own clause. Is this right? Yes. (Sorry, my quote

Cool thanks Avangi. Just to make sure I have it right, here is what i think: In regards to Who or whom, as with all other pronouns which have different cases, the case is determined by whether it is the subject (nominative) or object (of the verb

I'm so cross with myself. I can't even cite material correctly. Join the club! Have you finally got it right? Here is the sentence! It was on his way back past them, carrying a large burger, that he heard what they were saying. He =

Secondly, does a noun phrase always have a complementizer at the start of it (head)? No. According to the description in Wiki, complementizers are the syntactic head of a full clause. A noun phrase is not a full clause. Example: "the grand

I'm so cross with myself. I can't even cite material correctly. Here is the sentence! It was on his way back past them, carrying a large burger, that he heard what they were saying. He= subject was= main verb on his way= preposition plus

When forming a question with the "Who" as the subject, generally use "is." Who is coming to the party? Who is in that crowd of people? If you have a predicate nominative in the plural , then you can use

The dealership that sold more cars eded up losing more money. =adjective clause My trouble was that they had never been there before=predicate nominative (noun phrase) Question: What type of pronoun is that in the second sentence? It's not a

Hi, 1) Question: A relative clause and adjective clause are the same thing, correct? 2) The dealership that sold more cars eded up losing more money. =adjective clause My trouble was that they had never been there before=predicate nominative (noun

Hi, I have just two sall questions from your detailed analysis. The questions are based on your analysis, which I have copied below. Anaylsis of Ind. Clause #2: Subject: what I can tell you Verb: (Linking verb) is Subject complement: