There are no proper nouns in your sentence, Anon.

WARNING II Hello Sitifan It is always best to keep an open, flexible mind when someone presents you with a grammar rule. Many grammar "rules" are not actually absolute rules. Instead, many things presented as "rules" are

Hi Anon Sentence 4 is just fine.

I've been told by British friends that "different to" is basically the British equivalent of the American "different than": Neither is approved of by hardcore prescriptivists, but everybody uses them anyway. The American

Hi Pleasehelp You've told us you are a native speaker of English. So, here is a question for you: How often do you hear anyone say "How many piece"? (I expect your answer to be "Never".) Quite frankly, I find it

Hi Pleasehelp I have merged your two threads. Please do not create multiple threads with the same question. Thanks.

Right, "Edward" is not the antecedent of "that". Keep in mind that the word "that" is not used as a demonstrative pronoun in the sentence. It is used as a relative pronoun.

Hi Cute I'm not a man. You can call me Amy. If I had to choose between the words, I guess I'd choose "likely" -- not because it's "better", but only because it is probably a little more commonly used. Other than

Yes, something like that, Newguest. The paragraph itself tells you what it means. It refers to a lack or cessation of holding and carrying a baby, and thus also the deprivation of physical contact.

Hi Cute572 The word "that" is a relative pronoun in your sentence. It refers back to "report" and it introduces a defining relative clause . The word "he" is the subject of the clause.