'This is I', though it remains grammatically correct, is seldom said or used. The American Heritage Dictionary says: Personal pronouns after forms of be: 'That must be him on the phone.' 'No, it must be he.' Traditional grammar requires the

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CJ, what's your opinion on the question? Personally I just use what feels correct (for me) in each individual case. For example if this were followed by a linking verb and a predicate nominative I would pick the number of the verb based on the

I was always taught that the complement of the infinitive is always nominative unless that infinitive also as a a subject, in which case it switches to the objective. Strange thing to be taught. The complement of the infinitive is always in the

Have you ever seen the movie "Peggy Sue Got Married"? Peggy Sue was a middle-aged woman who passes out at her high school reunion and wakes up 25 years in the past, when she's a high school student again - but with all her adult

GG: OMG! You take me back to my Latin and Russian classes in high school - the cases and declinations of nouns and adjectives: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative, instrumental ... and a different ending for each one in

I understand that fewer denotes a reduction in the number of nouns. Fewer hands, fewer baskets etc. Whilst 'less' refers to an amount/effect of some thing. Less daunting, less water etc. However would it be correct to say "50%

nominative genitive dative accusative instrumental locative vocative nominative - for the subject of the sentence genitive - equivalent to "of the ...", "of a ..." or the possessive 's . dative - for the indirect

Hi, berkeley, thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. I understand the usage of "you and I." E.g. "Andrea and I will eat tonight." I also understand that you can say "They yelled at Andrea and me."

For my brother to feel, that he does not know the right term, must seem a real impediment. Hi frankie, thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. Nix the comma after "feel." The feeling is bad. If this were your sentence, the