In Nominative^x, Clauses^x

I am a coach for a local high school team that competes in mathematics, logic, and English. We came across this during one of our tournaments. Which one is the correct usage of the pronoun? I want him to be me. I want him to be I. We know that him is in the objective case that is the...

Monika asked, in {http://www.englishforums.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=70995} Could you please tell me when to use me or I? I received the following message from an Australian native speaker: ...This is exciting, not only for Sue but for you and I too .. (I thought it was me in this case)...

Let me go point-blank first. 'Whoever' is correct. Now here is my analysis. At first glance, it seems confusing. If you focus on 'to' which is no doubt a preposition, 'whomever' is attractive. But if you take 'comes' into consideration, the nominative 'whoever' is a possibility. Now let's...

I sympathize with Jeff. When I was learning English--that's decades ago--I read a grammar book delineating the same rule as Jeff brought up. As years passed, I realized that's a rather weird rule. I checked it with native speakers, they said in unison to the effect that I should forget the...

I enjoy your analyses too, Casi. You take threads in intriguing directions. The concept of a digitized Santa has a certain charm: 2.1167(X) = -2.1167(Y) =>Santa is Scrooge Returning to words, but retaining mathematical "=" briefly, if I may (perhaps at this moment, on MathForums.com,...

Hello MrP and Casi. It's hot hot hot! I mean our discussion. Well, I think I got more from this thread than I had bargained for. I thank you all participants for that. Now our discussion seems to have taken a new turn, moving from the issue of dangling to the nature of "-ing" in is...

May I jump in between you two? Normally nominative relative pronouns cannot be omitted while objective ones can. But, when there are inserted clauses within the relative clauses, they can be left out. The inserted caluses usually accompany the vers like: say, feel, think, believe, claim,...

Hi Happy, This area is a very contentious one, so it is not surprising that you find different pronouncements within and between grammar books. Here is my opinion on the examples you present: (1) 'Who did it ?' Not I.' The pronoun stands in parallel to the subject 'who', and is a...

I got to thinking I could answer my own questions by browsing the Internet. With the help of Google, I concluded that there really isn't an answer that everyone agrees on when it comes to this construction. From: http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifitsmevsiti.shtml The final factor is the...

Malory, I don't think I can give you a response different from the one I posted to the WHO/WHOM/WHOSE thread... because that's what I know about these words! ~L~ "who" will be the subject of a clause (nominative form), while "whom" will be the object (objective form). This is as simple as I...