Complete the sentence: "The student _____ (who, whom, whose) dog has run away, has gone to look for it." There are two types of relative clauses: defining relative clauses (specify which noun we are ...

“Who” and “whom” are relative pronouns, and the trick for choosing the right one is to switch the clause around so that you can substitute a personal pronoun. any worse than it already is. Who and ...

Back in the spring of 2022, professor of linguistics David Pesetsky was talking to an undergraduate class about relative clauses, which add information to sentences. For instance: “The senator, with ...

Some sentences below contain relative clauses; some do not. If you believe that a sentence contains a relative clause, (A) Click on the first word of the relative clause. (B) Then click on the last ...

I was pleased to see a colleague remark in a recent online discussion that when she edits, she asks the client whether to maintain the who/whom distinction. That is sensible, satisfying the client’s ...