Hello all, I have read that the verb "need" can be used in modal form only in the present tense. This makes me wonder in what tense it is in the following passage from "Jekyl and Hyde": «The letter was written in an odd,

Since "AM" doesn't take an object (INtransitive Verb) "WHO" is correct. Written declaratively, the sentence is I AM WHO, though unless you're the progenitor of the the band WHO you'd never use the construction. And,

Hi, It's acceptable and rather formal. I don't see anything formal in this sentence. On the contrary, I think it's very informal. Do you know with who m your children hang out? This is more formal because of its grammatical

s the second example incorrect? Should it not read, 'the person ( whom) I spoke to knows you? If it is the object of the verb it should be in the objective case... Am I correct? You are correct. The unfortunate thing is that after you go

Hi, I was reading this site which explains relative pronouns and when they can be omitted from a sentence. Here is what the site said: Reducing Relative Clauses If the pronoun ("that", "who", "which") is the object

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

'We have people whom/who can testify this fact if necessary' Eddie: The main clause is: We have people. It is as complete a sentence as: We have dogs. The subordinate (dependent) clause is whom/who can testify this fact (if necessary)

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.

What I was meaning with the preposition and objective case query, is that I want to know if the pronoun is still the objective case if it comes before the preposition. No. A preposition governs case only in one direction. The preposition cannot

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