After talking it out with some fellow teachers and looking some terms up...we're still a little unsure about our conclusions. Any clarifications would be greatly appreciated! "I'm going to talk about Ichiro Suzuki." (Starting out

Welcome to EF, badgrammar! I hope you'll soon be able to change your screen name to Good Grammar. It is correct to use the possessive form whose as a relative pronoun whenever a possessive form is needed: This house, whose windows are shut,

Do relative pronouns follow the nearest antecedent ??? You are speaking as if there were several antecedents, and one of them is nearest the relative pronoun, where in fact there is always only one. You are confusing "noun" with

Hello Firstly, 'that' can belong to three kinds of different word classes 1) demonstrative pronoun That 's my car over there. 2) relative pronoun The car that I bought is red. 3 subordinate conjunction He says that my

I find them all acceptable. I usually use "cases where" myself. I don't like "cases when" very much. Some people may find it wrong. "cases in which" is too formal for everyday conversation. They are all defining. CJ

Is there a rule that allows an understood "that is" or "that are" Yes. It's even got a name: Whiz Deletion. The restrictive relative pronouns who, which or that followed by a form of be ( is, are , etc.) can be deleted.

Dear the grammar savvy: We know this is wrong: I have the same book as yours. But can anyone offer explanations why it is grammatically incorrect? Is it really that wrong? What part of speech is "as"? Is it a

There is no denying the fact that he is a faithful husband. I don't think you mean "parts of speech." I was always taught there are only eight of those. I don't know much about "that." "That he is a faithful

Acorrding According to Veterinanrian veterinarian Carol Obsborne, he who runs VetSmart Care Clinices, Clinics, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, the "pet craze" that that's going on with these days is a reaction in our stressful lives.

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