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'Which', 'whose' or something else?
I would appreciate your help phrasing the following:
I am looking for elements
which/whose/... size/sizes is/are relatively large.
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What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?
An acquaintance recalled this specific example from an English textbook, but it is jarring to my native ear. Is this an example of prescriptive grammarians gone wild?
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Should you use “who” or “that” when talking about multiple people doing something?
Which of the following is correct?
There were 10 people that went to the store.
There were 10 people who went to the store.
Edit:
Which of the following is correct?
There were 10 ...
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Can “who” as a relative pronoun sometimes be omitted?
Somebody once observed two things:
people often omit the relative pronoun "who" or "whom" to avoid having to worry about which is grammatically correct
however, in all cases where it can be omitted, ...
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Possessive “that's” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
'Which', 'whose' or something else?
Is the use of "that's" correct in the sentence below?
Imagine a frame with two sets of strings stretched across, ...
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“That” or “which”? Does it matter?
If I wish to say something along the lines of
Consider the bear that scratches his head.
It seems to me that I could instead say
Consider the bear which scratches his head.
I am unsure ...
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“all that” vs. “all what”
I’ve heard somebody say:
All what is needed is …
I thought the correct way to phrase it was:
All that is needed is …
However, thinking about it more, the former doesn’t sound too ...
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“I do not know where … is” vs. “I do not know where is …”
Which of the following sentences is correct in the formal context? Both? If possible, please also explain why each of these sentences is correct/incorrect.
I do not know where the best place to ...
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“It is having time to think that makes me depressed” - grammatical function of “that”?
It is having time to think that makes me depressed.
In this sentence, what is the grammatical function of the word that?
Thank you for your help!
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Omissions of “that” in a relative clause
I am not clear on when the word "that" can be omitted in a relative clause.
I only know that when the modified noun is the object in the clause, the antecedent "that" can be omitted. Are there any ...
