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Hi,I read from somewhere that said that if you are not sure of the fact whether a pronoun is the subject or  object, you should turn the sentence around, but I am not sure how it works or is supposed to work.The worst student is her. -- What is the subject here? I think it is 'student',To test this, you should turn the sentence around.Her is the worst student. Doesn't work so the proper pronoun is 'He'.I don't know still. Can you explain it in?? another way?

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Hi,

I read from somewhere that said that if you are not sure of the fact whether a pronoun is the subject or object, you should turn the sentence around, but I am not sure how it works or is supposed to work.

The worst student is her. -- What is the subject here? I think it is 'student',

To test this, you should turn the sentence around.

Her is the worst student.

Doesn't work so the proper pronoun is 'He'.

I don't know still. Can you explain it in?? another way?

Your little test works here, but the proper pronoun would be 'she'. Student = subject, she = predicate nominative (when the subject is named again in the predicate).

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you, Philip.Can you tell me how the logic works?

The logic of the test is what baffles/escapes me and that is what I had in my mind when I asked the original question.

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