I am trying to understand various instances in Hansard, the documentation of proceedings in the UK parliament, wherein the word which is used in an unusual (by my modern parlance, at least) position, one assumes in a formal manner. An example arises in the choice of words used to introduce a Commission in the House … Read more
There have always been recommendations which are made to athletes. I know “which are” can be omitted in the above sentence. Also, I learned that a subjective relative pronoun and the verb “be” cannot be omitted in some cases. Can you explain when they cannot be omitted? Can a subjective relative pronoun and the verb … Read more
No one would want to be famous who hadn’t also, somewhere in the past, been made to feel extremely insignificant. Is the sentence a double negative? Is “who” a relative pronoun which modifies “one”? Is the subjunctive mood be used in the above sentence? Answer Yes, “who” relates back to “no one.” To illustrate, I’ll … Read more
I am going crazy because of prepositions + relative pronouns. Here are some examples and please read and tell me if in the way that I have understood is right or not. (1) Do you know the date when we have to hand in the essay? My grammar book says (1) can be changed more … Read more
Almost every chinese who works at an iPhone manifacture in China usually uses a china-produced phone, which is way cheaper. I just want to make sure if my understanding especially about the non-restrictive use of the relative clause in the sentence above is correct. What I understand about it is “china-produced phones are generally (or … Read more
Can the following sentences: It’s the church where the painting burned./It’s the church in which the painting burned. be transformed so that they do not contain the pronoun which/where in the following way: It’s the church the painting burnt in. Answer Yes, the relative pronoun can be omitted. In informal styles, we often leave out … Read more
CaGEL* has this section on ‘dislocation’ (Page 1411): Can the dislocated NP be in the form of a fused relative construction headed by ‘whoever’ or ‘whatever’? Specifically, in the following set of examples, are [ii] and [iii] dislocated versions of the non-dislocated [i]? [1′] i Whoever her parents are must be worried sick. [non-dislocated version?] … Read more
I was studying about the uses of that where I stumbled upon this common mistake pertinent to the use of ‘that’. For e.g: The goalkeeper blocked two penalty kicks in the second half, and that made his team win the match. This usage of that is wrong as ‘that’ can’t refer to an action, such … Read more
Can you please why author used “there” instead of “this” or “these” in the second sentence( first word)? Thanks for the help 🙂 Dickie is here developing a direction pointed to in the other (and earlier) of the two most influential writings in institutional theory, “The art world” by Arthur Danto (1964) (to which I … Read more
Oxford Modern English Grammar (OMEG) by Bas Aarts has these passages on page 52: … … … … Sentence (40) is apparently taken from an Independent article “How Tuna Conquered the World“. Two prior paragraphs along with Sentence (40) are shown here: Some populations, such as leatherback turtles, are being heavily damaged; pushed to the … Read more
