From Oxford it says: He has committed himself to support his brother's children. (Verb) But no examples provided for adjective usage. To the last question, I learned long ago that it's incorrect to use bare infinitve after

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Recently I've come across the verb "to state out", but have failed to find it in about 10 respectable dictionaries ... think of other examples of typical or acceptable usage? Is it at all acceptable in written English, or rather

What is the correct form? "I want to meet whoever bought the painting." -or- "I want to meet whomever bought ... subject position in the relative clause, suggesting 'whoever'. But it is the direct object of the main clause,

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Naw, it's a verb. Nouns don't have direct objects. I suppose it is a verb used as a noun. It is a verb form used as a noun, often labeled "gerund." We have had inquiries like yours before, both in this group and in its near-clone

on 03 Nov 2003: on 02 Nov 2003: Ah, yes, this is very good. ... only" is no good, but "only 2" is perfectly fine. Why? A very good question. This is one of those instances in which native speakers will often disagree, because it is