Strictly speaking, I suppose you could call which a relative adjective or relative determiner in these sentences, but the usual terminology is 'relative pronoun' anyway. It is not at all usual to place the preposition at the end in

Usually, we are told that the modifying phrase, be it adjective or adverb, applies to the noun or verb phrase it is closest to in the sentence. It's pretty obvious how this could create confusion in readers and ESL's. Did I borrow the

Hello someone out there ( Perhaps Gleb? =) I really need some help with finite subordinate clauses. I have understood that they appear in three different categories : adjectival, adverbial and nominal clauses. But can someone please

Good evening, Chris, these are thought-provoking questions you have asked, and here is my opinion backed up by data from authoritative sources. 1. The possibility of tell filling the slot of talk in the example sentence seems questionable at

In sentence The police found the weapon ,which made prosecutor's job easier . My friend says which is refering to weapon and hence this construcion is wrong .He says it should be The police found the weapon,making prosecutpr's job

I'm not really expert in this stuff. It has to do with the antecedent of "which." What does which refer to?? The relative pronoun "which" becomes the subject of the relative clause. When the "which" clause is

I recently used the following question on a quiz: A gentleman ________ I had never seen before smiled at me. The students were to put the relative pronoun in the first blank and then write whether it was a defining or non-defining relative

Hello, I have a few quick questions. First, c an someone please help me understand why the following answers to an online adjective and adverb quiz are incorrect?: Question #: 1: It is very easy. Here, very is an adjective. User's

But look at this examples: I have a friend from France whose father is a politician. I met the gir l yesterday who is my brother's girlfriend. Are my sentences above correct or not? They are correct. The relative pronoun (whose, who) refers

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