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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
'It was me who...' vs. 'It was I who...'
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'It was me who...' vs. 'It was I who...'
Which version is 'more correct' in English? (I meet both, equally).
I also would be glad to know more about the correct use of 'he', 'she', 'we' and 'they' in similar phrases.
Thank you
Nika
'It was me who...' vs. 'It was I who...'
Which version is 'more correct' in English? (I meet both, equally).
I also would be glad to know more about the correct use of 'he', 'she', 'we' and 'they' in similar phrases.
Thank you
Nika
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Better: It was I/she who stole the tarts. It was me/her whom they saw steal the tarts.
- Better: It was I/she who stole the tarts.
- It was me/her whom they saw steal the tarts.
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Better:
It was I/she who stole the tarts.
It was me/her whom they saw steal the tarts.
It was I/she who stole the tarts.
It was me/her whom they saw steal the tarts.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber, now the point is clear.
By the way, this was why I asked the question:
http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=it+was+me+who
And I am still not sure whether I can use the above 'pattern' for plural pronouns? ("It was/were? w
By the way, this was why I asked the question:
http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=it+was+me+who
And I am still not sure whether I can use the above 'pattern' for plural pronouns? ("It was/were? w
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AnonymousAnd I am still not sure whether I can use the above 'pattern' for plural pronouns? ("It was/were? we/they who..." and the second one - with 'whom').Yes, don't use the plural:
It was they/them who received...
It was we/us who received...
I included "they" and "we" in the above examples because MM mentioned them, but I'd neve
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