"Is it she?" vs. "Is it her?"

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For the past 5 minutes, I've been intuitively juggling this in my head. What I have personally landed on is the former. What I did was invert (or is it, "What I did was I inverted?") the sentence so that it reads "She is it?" That would make "it" the object, which logically necessitates a subject, which only "she" will satisfy. Am I correct?

By the way, I have a second short question. Clive answered it before, but I am wondering if it applies to this instance as well.

The inscription read, "Don't trespass."
The inscription read "Don't trespass."

Should or should there not be a comma preceding the actual inscription in the manner of "He said, 'Get out of here.' " ?''

Thanks.

-rozarria

Cbsteh · Accepted Answer

It should be:
The inscription reads "Don't trespass".
Chris

Yankee · Answer

rozarriaFor the past 5 minutes, I've been intuitively juggling this in my head. What I have personally landed on is the former. What I did was invert (or is it, "What I did was I inverted?") the sentence so that it reads "She is it?" That would make "it" the object, which logically necessitates a subject, which only "she" will satisfy. Am I correct?

Your logic is correct and saying "Is it she?" is the formally correct version. However, it may sound quite stilted in many situations since "Is it her" is very commonly used.

"Is it she?" vs. "Is it her?"

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