In Nouns^x, Genitives^x, Whom^x

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answer The sentences are little-bit childisch ;they are some modified sentences. I am afraid that my explanations seems to be a little childisch, too. So please help me how to turn it into the right explanation. Mary was real...

Hi N2G I'll butt in if I may. 1. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content . There is a noun in the relative clause and that explains of in this case. I would reword the sentence: He'd only left her a note the content of which she...

I guess you don't get out much, Anon. Here is a sampling of respectable online sources. Doing a bit of Google research yourself will turn up many, many more. The American Heritage Dictionary : Grammarians have sometimes objected to the so-called double genitive construction, as in a friend of...

In this case, no difference, Clarence (with the improbable use, I suppose, where the second noun is omitted: 'Is he a friend of your friend? No, he's a friend of my wife's .') Here's American Heritage 's comment: 'Usage Note: Grammarians have sometimes objected to the so-called double...

"It won't be he who gets fired" is correct. In English we have only three cases: nominative, objective, and genitive (possessive). All subjects and subject complements are in the nominative case and all objects are in the objective case. (The genetive case doesn't enter into this discussion.)...

What are the rules for using "what" in the way I did in this thread title? I first heard it in the TV cartoon series "The Tick", which has a bad guy called "The Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight". I've been told that the standard pronouns are who, whom, which and that: "Who" is used...