By Numbers, Relative pronouns

You are mistaken. Bangkok is ... has the subject and verb of the main clause. cities is the antecedent of the relative pronoun that. The verb within the relative clause must agree in number with the antecedent cities, not with the subject of the main clause (Bangkok) nor with its subject...

I think this would be impossible to distinguish the difference when speaking not writing. If I said: Two men who I had never seen before came into the office, who would know if I used the comma or not and how to interpret it? So in your opinion Kooyeen I can write: Two men I had never seen...

I don't think the number of jackets or men is important when considering relative clauses.

Hi NewforspeedWelcome to the forums. Anyone with some knowledge of English can tell that you didn't write your questions yourself. Someone else did that for you, but I'll give you some answers anyway.1. There were only 4.5 million speakers of English in Shakespeare's day. There are three major...

Hi SOP SeekerOfPeace wrote:Would I be correct to say that relative clauses: ü modify a noun or a pronoun Correct, but they can also modify a clause: He didn't say anything, which was a surprise. ü Are either defining or non-defining Correct. In the following...

It would make more sense to present these in the reverse order. 1. Subject and verb agree in number (singular or plural). The girl is always boasting. CJ

I dont understand these two, it seems like abit same, and different x_X, please help/teach me. Sighz (a) The relative pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with the word immediately preceding it. Example: Incorrect: She is one of those girls who is...

I dont understand these two, it seems like abit same, and different x_X, please help/teach me. Sighz(a) The relative pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with the word immediately preceding it. Example: Incorrect: She is one of those girls who is always boasting. ...

Would I be correct to say that relative clauses: ü modify a noun or a pronoun ü Are either defining or non-defining In the following sentence: “She gave me one of the flowers which she was holding.” The relative pronoun “which” could be omitted...

------ The following are some basic rules of English grammar. (d) The relative pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with the word immediately preceding it. Example: Incorrect: She is one of those girls who is always boasting. Correct: She is one of those girls...