In Nouns^x, British English^x, Clauses^x

Lcchang wrote: Ms. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information. Hi everyone, I wouldn't use "who", unless I was referring to a real person. Internet provider usually doesn't refer to a person, but a company, a firm,...

Teo wrote: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced by "which". What about American English usage? Hi Teo, very good question, I've always...

This is a command and has an implicit "you" as the subject: consider the latest idea from Warner Music Group, .. is the main clause. which is rummaging, like the rest of the industry, for new sources of revenue is a subordinate clause which modifies Warner Music Group . I believe it is correct...

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'll try to give a partial answer. A relative clause is a portion of a sentence that adds information about a previous noun in the sentence. The previous noun is called the antecedent. Relative clauses are marked by relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, and others. Examples will help: ...

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...

When we talk about comparison between people, things or actions, we can use "as" or "like", depending on the structure. "Like" is a preposition which should be followed by a noun or a pronoun. Example: I'm not _like_ my brother. "As" is a conjunction which should be followed by a clause...