By Possessives, Whom

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answerThe 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 angry...

Hi N2GI'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 had...

Anonymous wrote: Which is correct: 1-You can't be impolite to someone whose surgeon is John. 2-You can't be impolite to someone whose surgeon is me. 3-You can't be impolite to someone of whom John is the surgeon. 4-You can't be impolite to someone of whom I am the surgeon. 2-, 3-, and...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of being...

As Jim said, "Although there are lots of exceptions, the main use of the possessive construction ('s) is with a person, that is, with entities to whom things can belong." Your teacher might not think that dogs can possess things, but dogs think otherwise -- I hope your teacher...

Although there are lots of exceptions, the main use of the possessive construction ('s) is with a person, that is, with entities to whom things can belong. A nation consists of many people, so the nation's history does not stray far from the basic principle. However, in the other examples...

If you look at Meriam-Webster Online Dictionary, it defines "whose" as "of or relating to whom or which especially as possessor or possessors". Since there's only one possessive relative pronoun, it should be used.

Anon, perhaps you mean pronouns? Nominative: HE loves her. Objective: She loves HIM Possessive: She is the object of HIS affections. Next time, it would be better if you started a new thread when you have a question, rather than just adding to an old one, okay?

As a native, I have a hard time saying what's the most difficult aspect to master, but from this forum, I can tell you that it seems the most difficult concept for English learners is which prepositions to use. It seems completely arbitrary, and even among the natives, there is disagreement on...

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 my...