grammatical-case

Whom, who or that?

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Which is the correct sentence? Match me only with people I kissed or people that I am following or Match me only with people I kissed or people who I am following or Match me only with people I kissed or people whom I am following Or are they all wrong? Answer These are correct. … Read more

Noun case and case usage for “of you” in the clause “that was kind of you”

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The clause or sentence, “That was kind of you,” uses what seems like a genitive case “of you”, but I’m not sure what type of genitive it should be considered. The form of the answer I’m looking for is “CASE: case-use”, i.e. “Genitive: apposition” or “Genitive: genitive nominative” or “Genitive: subject”. Research: Nouns in English … Read more

“It was he/him who/whom I voted for.”

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I’m not particularly a grammar pedant, but I thought of this sentence this morning and it has defied my searching skills. It was he/him who/whom I voted for. The question here covers something similar, but it doesn’t have the disagreement where the “he” behaves like an object in the second clause and a subject in … Read more

Whoever vs whomever in “you could become whomever and whatever you wanted to be”

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I think I noticed a mistake in Ready Player One: In the OASIS, you could become whomever and whatever you wanted to be, without ever revealing your true identity, because your anonymity was guaranteed. It’s supposed to be whoever right? Answer It’s not actually clear whether “whomever” is a mistake here. The relevant matrix clause … Read more

In this example, is the correct usage ‘she’ or ‘her’?

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In this example, is the correct usage ‘she’ or ‘her’? Jenny administers the second high-dose adrenaline shot and her and Bron change places on the table. Chest compressions are tiring, so they switch to ensure they’re maintaining the correct force and weight. or Jenny administers the second high-dose adrenaline shot and she and Bron change … Read more

Construction of “woe is me”

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The expression “woe is me” (meaning) looks strange. On the surface, it seems to mean “an unhappy event is me”. Sure, it’s an old idiom, undoubtedly reflecting vocabulary or grammar that is no longer productive in modern English. But what old language feature does it reflect? Is woe used as an adjective which is the … Read more

Should it be “you and I” or “you and me” in the song “We are the world”

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In the song "We are the world" by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, there are these lyrics: "We are the world, We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So, let’s start giving There’s a choice we’re making We’re saving our own lives It’s true we’ll make a better day … Read more

How do you assign Case to sentences with an infinitival clause?

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Look at this example: For the butler to attack the robber would be surprising. Here, the butler and the robber are assigned accusative case. Is ‘for’ assigning case to the butler and ‘to attack’ assigning case to the robber? Doesn’t there need to be a subject in the clause, so there’s something with nominative case? … Read more

What’s up with “this,” in Old English(Ænȝlıſ͡ċ/Anglo Saxon‽)

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I am asking two things here, about Ænȝlıſċ (Old English) First and foremost, see this picture here: – which was taken from this page: QUESTION 1: What is the difference between these two words: “þisse,” and “þisre,” which, according to the aforementioned, both function, in the Old English tongue as “this”? Both are listed as … Read more