In Predicates^x, Nominative^x, English grammar^x

??I want that you clean up your room this instant! It would not surprise me to learn that it was possible in some NAmE Englishes. Some Romance language speaking immigrants may speak it. Quote from Everything2 : The Subjunctive Mood of English After verbs which formerly used the...

http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/1994_01_24_thenewrepublic.html Probably no "grammatical error" has received as much scorn as "misuse" of pronoun case inside conjunctions (phrases with two parts joined by is an object that requires object case, it does not mean that is an object...

MountainHiker, That's hard to believe! You're so good at Googling! OK. Here goes: "Rule": Nominative case for a predicate nominative. It is/was/has been ... (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they). I gave the conservative (prescriptive) answer in case the question had to do with "English...

I got to thinking I could answer my own questions by browsing the Internet. With the help of Google, I concluded that there really isn't an answer that everyone agrees on when it comes to this construction. From: http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifitsmevsiti.shtml The final factor is the...

Excellent question, Wushu. Yes, "horse" and "retard" are both nouns. And in this case, each is a predicate nominative -- a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the subject. Linking verbs can be followed by nouns or adjectives: e.g., "retard" or "retarded." The other...