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Usually we use 'who' to refer to persons, however, 'that' is also acceptable. I really like the www.dictionary.com for its explanations. Here is a clip from "that": —Usage note 4 . When that introduces a relative clause, the clause is usually restrictive; that...

Well, the phrase "holding outgoing radiation.." .cannot be a clause. It is a phrase. As I recall my grammar lessons (a long time ago), a clause must have a subject (which can be a relative pronoun) and a verb, a phrase does not. A phrase can act grammatically as a noun, adverb, or...

Hi Taka: For the many nit-picking rules of grammar, it's best to check out a more authoritative site than just an informal discussion group. For collective nouns, indeed, there is a divergence in British English and American English. They say that Brits and Americans are two peoples divided...

Thanks Mister, In many of the sentences combining practices the book uses "then" to prompt students to use the relative pronoun " when " and "there" for " where ", etc...to combine 2 independent clauses into one sentence. In this case, I am almost...

Here is a practice: Q: A minute passed in complete silence. Terri announced her wedding plans then. I wrote: A minute passed in complete silence when Terri announced her wedding plans. A: A minute when Terri announced her wedding plans passed in complete silence. Grammar...

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...

Outside of paraphrasing a quote, would it be correct to simply rewrite those two lines: "I saw that movie three times" and "I said that I saw that movie three times"? It seems that using "have" or "had" with the past participle would only be preferred if...

This is reporting the actual words they said: "We have cracked ...". In reporting "have" + past participle, use "had" + past participle. "I have seen that movie three times." I said that I had seen that movie three times. CJ

Yes, as far as who is concerned . What is something else. It never has an antecedent as a relative pronoun, neither singular nor plural, nothing , and that's why a singular verb is used with it. This is obvious from the singular that, which occurs in that which, which is sometimes used to...

. Which is a relative pronoun; wherein is an adverb. HERE is a guide to identifying the relative pronouns.