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This tag is for questions about morphology and syntax, the two elements of grammar. DO NOT USE THIS TAG IF YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING SPECIFIC IS GRAMMATICAL. For such cases use the 'grammaticality' tag. Also do not use this for punctuation or spelling (orthography); those are not about grammar, and they have their own tags.
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Which grammatical case is "him" in "I help him", and why?
According to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/help#Verb, help can be a transitive verb or an intransitive verb, so "him" would be accusative case.
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Do serious grammarians endorse the "Can I"/"May I" distinction?
It matters who your audience is. What your words mean to the members of your audience and how they sound to them is more important than what a grammarian says (unless he/she is part of your audience …
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Why is there no plural indefinite article?
According to the Wikipedia entry for "article (grammar)", "The articles in the English language are the and a/an, and (in some contexts) some." …
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