tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371080124463163721.post7972500003267504347..comments2009-12-18T22:51:38.410-05:00Comments on Tefl Spin: Disputed Grammar: Subject and Verb AgreementKennoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371080124463163721.post-18446762818958017792009-12-18T22:51:38.410-05:002009-12-18T22:51:38.410-05:00I'm with you on this one. I might add that I&#...I'm with you on this one. I might add that I've found that sometimes Ms. Strauss tries to be too simplistic and tries to reduce a complex rule to a single statement that might work in the majority of cases, but isn't applicable 100% of the time.terriblywritehttp://terriblywrite.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371080124463163721.post-35551319300761504672009-11-01T11:39:45.341-05:002009-11-01T11:39:45.341-05:00Absolutely right, Mr Spinner - "To which noun...Absolutely right, Mr Spinner - "To which noun is the relative pronoun referring?"<br /><br />There is no simple answer based on structure alone - the meaning is, if you like, in the meaning. It depends on what you want to say, in other words.<br /><br />In many other languages there would be more clarity, as the relative pronoun would be inflected to indicate which noun it was referringThe TEFL Tradesmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.com