In Nominative^x, Clauses^x, Whom^x

It makes sense without it, but it doesn't make sense without it??? It's hard to understand what you're saying. CJ

Wow, thanks a lot, again!! Haha, you just make it harder and harder for me. O.k. i actually understand that somehow. So when there is a relative clause with the word who/whom, I need to look to see if there is parenthtical elements that can confuse me. If the words can be taken out and the...

Eddie: The main clause is: We have people. It is as complete a sentence as: We have dogs. The subordinate (dependent) clause is whom/who can testify this fact (if necessary) The rule is that the pronoun linking the 2 clauses takes the case of its role in the subordinate clause. So in this...

Very informative and clear once again, thanks! I never realised there were rules around the contraction isn't! It is great to now know. One final question (I hope I am not over using your knowledge, haha) is in regards to this sentence. Unfortunately, it is to do with the whom/who case again!...

That sentence is fine. " She " is the subject of the subordinate clause. The antecedent of " she " is " the owner ". Also it's obvious whom is correct because it follows a preposition (always accusative, never nominative).

"Who threw the stone?" (reply) "It is one of those who are angry." I don't think "one" is the subject of anything here. It's a predicate nominative, or "complement" of the verb "is." "It" is the subject of the sentence, and...

I think "whom" is more and more old-fashioned. Today, "who" can be used instead of "whom".

Anon, perhaps you mean pronouns? Nominative: HE loves her. Objective: She loves HIM Possessive: She is the object of HIS affections. Next time, it would be better if you started a new thread when you have a question, rather than just adding to an old one, okay?

can u give me a exaples of a nominative,objective,possisive nouns?

Yes, indeed. According to the Latin-based grammatical rules that many English grammarians have accepted for years (as if English were Latin!), any tense of BE used as a linking verb produces a situation in which both the subject and the complement, i.e., the elements on both sides of the...