Whom should we trust when it comes to a confusing question of English usage? Why, our Contributor Faith Salie, that's who! "Whom" is an endangered species. Just ask Katy Perry and John Mayer ("Who You ...

Self-taught teacher Nevile Gwynne's grammar primer has garnered a cult following, and is about to go mainstream with a new, expanded version. Elizabeth Grice meets him. Nevile Gwynne prefers ...

English usage, including grammar, spelling, and punctuation conventions, is full of contradictions, exceptions, and rules that we probably know implicitly but have probably never really thought about.

Higher lessons in English : a work on English grammar and composition, in which the science of the language is made tributary to the art of expression / by Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg Smithsonian ...

Like the subject, the object is usually a noun (‘the piano’) or a noun phrase, (‘the big, black piano’). Verbs that take objects describe some kind of action rather than a state of being.

Because an editor of one of my books inappropriately changed a "whoever" to "whomever," I take notice whenever I see "whomever" in a sentence. Quite frequently I find that it is used incorrectly, ...

Sometime back, a Russia-based Forum member requested a tutorial of sorts on how the three kinds of grammatical objects work in English.

English grammar is the foundation of effective communication, and understanding its basic rules is essential for beginners. Whether you're just starting to learn English or looking to strengthen your ...

An object is a noun, noun phrase or pronoun that is governed by a verb or apreposition, which means it comes straight after the verb and shows what the verbis acting upon. Don’t worry, it’s simpler ...