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Re: Pronoun Case. Please Help.

Eddie88 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:47:37 GMT

Very informative and clear once again, thanks!

I never realised there were rules around the contraction isn't! It is great to now know.

One final question (I hope I am not over using your knowledge, haha) is in regards to this sentence.

Unfortunately, it is to do with the whom/who case again!

'We have people whom/who can testify this fact if necessary'

Thanks to you, I am aware of four rules to decide whether it is the objective or nominative pronoun:

1) If it is the object of a preposition- there is no preposition in this sentence; so I ignore this rule

2) If it follows the be verb- there is no be verb before the pronoun; so I ignore this rule

3) If it is the subject or object of the clause it is in (it is generally a relative clause, correct?)- This is where I have trouble. I find it hard to establish what clause it is apart of. Is it always a part of the relative clause?

This is what I thought:

In this sentence the independent clause is we have people and the dependent/relative clause is who/whom can testify this fact (what would if necessary be?).

So, because the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, it is who and testify would be the object of the clause, correct?

However, my other thought was that we have people is not an independent clause as it doesn't have a complete thought, correct?

In this case, we have people whom/who can testify this is the independent clause...

Please help!

Re: with regards to or with regard to?

Goodman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:49:12 GMT

Kenneth G. Wilson (1923â). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.

regarding, as regards, in regard(s) to, with regard(s) to

In and with regard to, regarding, and as regards are all Standard, synonymous prepositions, slightly longer and more varied than but meaning much the same as about and concerning: I spoke to him regarding [as regards, in regard to, with regard to] his future. With regards to is Nonstandard and frequently functions as a shibboleth, although it can be Standard and idiomatic in complimentary closes to letters: With [my] regards to your familyâ¦. In regards to, however, is both Substandard and Vulgar, although it appears unfortunately often in the spoken language of some people who otherwise use Standard. It never appears in Edited English.

Source:
http://www.answers.com/topic/as-regards

Idioms: in regard to

Also, as regards; in or with reference to; with regard to; in or with respect to. Concerning, about. For example, In regard to your letter, forget it, or As regards your subscription, I'm not sure why it was canceled, or In reference to your inquiry, we'll have to pass it on to the board, or We have a few questions with regard to your recent offer, or With respect to your latest request, we'll be happy to oblige. The word reference has been used in this idiom since the late 1500s, regard from the second half of the 1400s, and respect from the first half of the 1500s. Also see relative to.

Re: more than one preposition in a given context?

Avangi — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:39:26 GMT

Your suggestion may have some merit, but in my opinion your examples don't support it. For example, "sacrifice" doesn't work like "contribute." You may contribute your efforts to/toward a goal, and you may sacrifice your goals to an end, but I don't think you can sacrifice your goals toward an end. "To" has many uses, some of which could be fulfilled by "toward," but I don't think this is one of them. I think "sacrifice toward" is ungrammatical. I could be wrong.

Best regards, - A.

Re: Grammar point, please help clarify this

Raen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:12:17 GMT

Thanks Huevos for you enlightment. But could we, just for the sake of arguement, allow me to examine the merit of this grammar point:

It says: There are 7 words that are "always" adjectives: articles "a", "an" and "the" and possessive pronouns "my", "your", "our" and "their".

1. As far as I know, all 3 articles are "always" followed by a noun and/or adjective+noun. Why are they labeled as "adjectives" when coming before a noun or adjective+noun? Why not just call them adjectives to begin with? and why can't they stand as their original identity which is "articles". An example in the practice that asks us to identify the part of speech for each word:

Q: Both the big girl and a small boy were happy with the results.

A: Both - conjunction, the - adjective, big - adjective, girl - noun, and - conjunction, a - adjective, small - adjective, boy - noun, were - verb, happy - adjective, with - preposition, the - adjective, results - noun.

Both "the" were identified as adjective. Why can't they just be "article"? What is the big idea for them to be labeled as "adjective"?

2. "my, your, our, their" are always adjective. A layman would say why not the other possessive pronouns: "her, his, her, its...". What's so special abut the first 4?

Anyway, I know it's not good to over think. But this is just one of the grammar points I find hard to comprehend. Thanks to everyone for their imput, and thanks for the good-will wish on my test, I sure hope I'll pass.

Regards

Raen

Re: on Crete or in Crete?

yizhivika — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:40:31 GMT

ÐÐ´ÑÐ°Ð²ÑÑÐ²ÑÐ¹ÑÐµ, ÐÐ°Ð»Ð¸Ð½ÐºÐ°! ÐÑÐµÐ½Ñ Ð¿ÑÐ¸ÑÑÐ½Ð¾! Ð¯ Ð³Ð¾Ð²Ð¾ÑÑ Ð½ÐµÐ¼Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¿Ð¾-ÑÑÑÑÐºÐ¸....but your English is so much better than my Russian (Ð¯ Ð·Ð°Ð±ÑÐ» ÑÐ°Ðº Ð¼Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ ÑÐ»Ð¾Ð²....), that I'm going to rapidly revert to English here....

In the first paragraph above, unfortunately, I mixed up my Google searches with regard to 'in Crete' and 'on Crete', and it's the former that has 1.5 million hits, and the latter 220 thousand.

That said, I still think the tentative rule of thumb that I proposed in the second paragraph above, is a reasonably good one, albeit with exceptions. With regard to Crete specifically, maybe it's because it's such a large island, that it attracts the preposition 'in' more often than it does 'on', and, in any event, I think the choice of preposition here would often be contextual.

For example, I think I'd always say, "On the island of Crete... " (and never, "In the island of Crete...")..

but so too would I almost certainly say "On a beach in Crete..." and not "On a beach on Crete... (the two 'ons' so closely together here lack style, and look and sound a bit clumsy in native English).

Incidentally, the examples of "the Isle of Wight", and "the Isle of Skye" I gave above, are not very good ones, in that "the Isle of" is part of a proper name. When speaking of an island generally, use the word 'island', rather than 'isle'; when 'isle' is not part of a proper name, it's too poetic to use in everyday speech.

Also, incidentally, what would you say in Russian: 'Ð ÐÑÐ¸ÑÐµ' Ð¸Ð»Ð¸ 'ÐÐ° ÐÑÐ¸ÑÐµ' ?

ÐÐ¾ÐºÐ°!

Re: one of those who and one of whom

Avangi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:08:53 GMT

"Who threw the stone?" (reply) "It is one of those who are angry." I don't think "one" is the subject of anything here. It's a predicate nominative, or "complement" of the verb "is." "It" is the subject of the sentence, and "who" is the subject of the relative clause, "who are angry." The relative clause modifies "those," which is object of the preposition "of." Those who are angry are a group of angry people, one of whom threw the stone. But you would have to rephrase the sentence in order to make "one" the subject.

"Nobody in this group is angry. It is one of those who is angry." (Note that "who" may be singular or plural.) This time, "one" is still the verb complement. "Who is angry" is still a relative clause. The chief difference between these two interpretations lies in the answer to the question, "In the relative clause, what does "who" refer to?" In the first interpretation it refers to "those." In the second one it refers to "one." But that doesn't entitle "those" and "one" to be called subjects.

Your sentence "It is one of whom are angry" has a couple of things wrong with it.

"One" is now the bona fide subject of the clause, "one of whom is angry." "Whom" is object of the preposition "of," but unfortunately it has nothing to refer to.

A group of people are partying in the next room, one of whom is angry. In this sentence, "whom" refers to "group."

Re one of those who / one of whom, the difference is often only a technicality. She decided to give it to one of those who love her. She decided to give it to one of those whom she loves.

The key lies in the subject and object of the clauses. In "who love her," "who" is the subject, "love" is the verb, and "her" is the object. In "whom she loves," "she" is the subject, "loves" is the verb, and "whom" is the object.

"Who" and "she" are nominative case, "whom" and "her" are objective case.

Best regards, - A.

Re: "I have been in the library." What does it exactly mean?

Marius Hancu — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:12:28 GMT

More from Phil White. The prepositions are very important:

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Correct and unambiguous sentences would be as follows:

I have been to the bookstore. (I am no longer there.)
I have been to the US. (I am no longer there.)

I have been in the bookstore for ten minutes. (I am still there.)
I have been in the US for ten months. (I am still there.)

I have lived in the US since 1990. (I still do.)

I have been living in the US since 1990. (I still do, but I regard it as temporary or there is a likelihood that I will soon move.)

grammar questions

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:02:16 GMT

(1) While at Oberlin, Lucy developed a like-minded friendship with Antoinette Brown, who would later become the first woman to become an ordained Protestant minister in the United States.

Is repetition of become necessary in "who would later become the first woman to become an"? Please rephrase.

(2) The attention and special treatment accorded young athletes continues into adolescence. Green recounts the favorable treatment accorded him and his young teammates; how the other kids gaze at them starry eyed and adults fawn over them simply because they are talented athletes.

Should it be âaccorded to young athletesâ? Please rephrase if necessary.

(3) He stretched the patience of the school superintendent by his disregard for class attendance despite being excused from afternoon classes to attend football practice. Nor did Thorpe make much use of the paid tutors that were provided Carlisle athletes.

Should it be âprovided to Carlisle athletes.â Please clarify.

(4) However, Rose preferred rubbing elbows the common people to the celebrity circuit.

Is any preposition missing after âelbowsâ? Please check.

(5) The modified relationship with the press when Michael Jordan was playing in the NBA in the 1980s and â90s are reflected in journalist David Halberstamâs book on the Chicago Bulls star.

Should it be âis reflectedâ? Please check S-V agreement.

(6) Seldom did alcohol go any farther than that, as drunkenness wasnât tolerated among the players in the Negro League ball parks. Winter League play in Latin America was an another matter.

Should it be âwas another matterâ? Please check.

(7) The team managerâs imprudent conduct coupled with a club environment conducive to imbibing alcohol were prelude to a tragedy.

Should it be âwas preludeâ? Please check.

Re: Grammar- is using versus is by using

26TMNTJG2PG — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:58:07 GMT

I have recently found 'by using public transport' in the following sentence is closely connected with the prepositional phrase in LEO. Therefore, it should be a prepositional phrase that followed 'One way of lowering fuel consumption is'.

One way of lowering fuel consumption is by using public transport. - Your above assertion can only be correct if (the preposition) by is necessary. Let us see the functions of a preposition stated below to determine this.

The best time to practice water conservation is before a water shortage. (prepositional phrase = noun functioning as a complement - Besides it also tells us about the time.)

As for the noun phrase 'using public transport', it can also function as a gerund phrase according to the example below shown by LEO - gerund phrase is just a general name. One way of lowering fuel consumption is using public transport.

One of Serena Williams' biggest disappointments after her semifinal defeat was losing her spot for tennis singles in the Olympics. (gerund phrase = complement - Besides it also tells us about the disappointments.)

A preposition shows in what relation one thing stands to another, i.e. what one thing has to do with another in respect of Place, Situation, Circumstance and Time.

Unlike the following sentence which indicates a situation or circumstance, the preposition by is necessary:-

We learn more by not taking answers at face value.

Regards.

prepositions again..:-((

JCDenton — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:57:04 GMT

Hi my EF friends,

May I have a question about prepositions again?..:-((....It concerns the email which I'm gonna send to our collegues from US. Please what is grammatically correct?

If you have a question on our product manager..../ question to our product manager.....Which preposition is correct? on/to?

This part of the English is driving me nuts...:-(((

regards

JCD