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Firstly, to clarify, will the 'who/whom' always be at the start of the dependent clause? >> I think so. Most examples I have seen, who/whom is either the object of a proposition (starting the dependent clause), or very close to the noun that it references, and starting the...

"Whoever" is correct. The indirect object of the verb in the main clause is the entire noun clause, not just the head of the clause. Directly quoted from "Cliff's notes" (sorry for the long inset) Pronoun case in subordinate clause Who, whom, whoever, whomever. In...

"Scurvy , a vitamin C deficiency, makes people weak and sore ." Scurvy is the subject, because it is the thing which "makes people weak and sore." People is the direct object, because it is what scurvy is affecting, direct objects usually follow verbs. Weak and sore are...

"Scurvy , a vitamin C deficiency, makes people weak and sore ." Scurvy is the subject, because it is the thing which "makes people weak and sore." People is the direct object, because it is what scurvy is affecting, direct objects usually follow verbs. Weak and sore are...

Hello. Relative clauses can only be (from a syntactic point of view) either post-modifiers of nouns/pronouns, or sentence modifiers. They are never objects; they don't modify verbs. What can be subjects or objects, WITHIN the relative clauses themselves, are the relative pronouns used (who,...

I'm taking a correspondence course. These are some of the exercises that I need to submit. So please I need help from grammar exerperts thnaks. Exercise 1: Identify each of the “ __ ” words in the sentences as one of the following parts of the sentence: 1.Direct object ...

This post is a little dated but since I've been working with my students on this very topic I thought I'd post. First, you can't understand what the "object of the preposition" is if you don't first know how to identify prepositions. So you need to find a list (google "list prepositions English"...

Hi folks, I would like to ask the following question: is it possible for a prepositional phrase to function as a noun in a sentence? I am thinking of the following sentence: I told her about the meeting . My interpretation: Subject: I Verb: told Direct Object: about the meeting (I told what? ...

"I explained to her what your concerns are." explained = transitive verb to her (to whom? ) = prep phrase; her = object of the prep and indirect object of explained . what her concerns are = noun clause = direct object. Usually, heavier and longer clauses go to the end of the...

Nominative pronouns are used as subjects of the sentence or clauses. If you are unsure as to which word is the subject, restate the sentence by placing who or what in front of the verb. these words are examples of nominative pronouns in a sentence, its just like a story it comes in...