By Difference between, Pronouns

Re: The difference between 'who' and 'whom'

I just joined this Forum a few days ago. I do not know what I going to tell you is still relevant. I have come across an article "Who" or "Whom" (relative pronouns), careful perusal and digestion of which may be of great help.

Re: to infinitive or to gerund

If you are asking how you can tell when to is a preposition and when it's part of an infinitive, the answer is simple. If you can put a noun or a pronoun such as it after to, to is a preposition:I am looking forward to it.I'll never get used to it. I object to it.Incorrect: I used to...

feel (subjective pronoun) VS feel (objective pronoun)

Hi Teachers I'd like to know what the difference between feel/any verb + (subjective pronoun) and feel/any verb + (objective pronoun) is: E.g: I feel he is telling me VS I feel him telling me Thank you

Re: truncation possibly this but not that

Hi Anon, I was intrigued by this issue, as I too could see no substantial difference between the examples. I think it comes down to a simple misunderstanding. The Anon said, "The dilemma how to know what and how much to truncate, Mr.M." When we say,"There is Superman, up in the...

Re: 'That' vs 'It'

Hi, I've been asked to explain the difference between using 'that' and 'it' in a sentence, and give some examples, to my Japanese junior high ESL learners. Can anyone help me? E.G. What is the difference between: "Who owns that house?" "Who owns it?" I don't know if that's a good example or not,...

Re: Noun clauses Vs adjective clauses

Anonymous wrote:I'd really appreciate your reply to my first letter. But in the sentence: "The news that he won surprised us all." that he won- is the noun clause;according to one of the website on the Internet. In the sentence "The fact that the earth is round is obvious." that the earth is...

Re: He insisted on my/me singing a song.

Hoa Thai wrote: Goodman wrote: You asked: Why can’t I find insist on somebody doing something usage in any dictionaries? Hi Goodman,That was exactly what I asked. Is 'She insisted on John speaking for us all' correct? I thought the dictionaries suggest that we should say,...

Re: He insisted on my/me singing a song.

Goodman wrote: You asked: Why can’t I find insist on somebody doing something usage in any dictionaries? Hi Goodman,That was exactly what I asked. Is 'She insisted on John speaking for us all' correct? I thought the dictionaries suggest that we should say, "She insisted that John spoke for us...

Re: Is it correct or not?

Darcy wrote:5. Which is correct?Both are correct. (1) is more common.(1) Today we're going to study 'relative pronouns'(2) Today we'll study 'relative pronouns'. 6 Are they correct? (1) is awkward; both need a comma before 'and'.(1) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then we're...

Is it correct or not?

5. Which is correct?(1) Today we're going to study 'relative pronouns'(2) Today we'll study 'relative pronouns'. 6 Are they correct?(1) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then we're looking at how to use them.(2) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then let's look at how to use...