In Nouns^x, Difference between^x, Relative pronouns^x

Once again, I would like to hear your opinions. This time, it is "," ... yes, a comma. (A) She married a guy whom she met on the internet. (B) She married a guy, whom she met on the internet. ... as you can see, the only difference between these two sentence is No.2 showing a...

Thanks CJ " Serious grammatical error " is my paraphrase. But when and if ESL students start to expressly state "this IS an exceptional usage", I suppose that means "these is a set rule on this and no one can break that in any shape or form". " the...

Sorry. You think wrong. You can always use who instead of whom when you leave the preposition 'stranded' at the end. Use whom for very formal contexts. It would be quite idiomatic to leave out the relative pronoun completely, thus avoiding the use of whom : I don't like the boy...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

This thread confuses several different uses of the two words in its discussions. In your case: I know which is the better car -- the speaker knows but has not revealed the information. I know that is the better car -- this ' that ' is not a relative pronoun; it is a demonstrative pointing to...

Thanks Clive! Thanks also for the correction, I was sloppy! Unfortunately, for some reason I can't edit my post. I could edit my writing in other threads of mine. How strange!