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Waugh Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
IT'S US WHO + singular or plural?
Could anybody help me clear up this nagging doubt:
do you say "it's us who have to apologize" or "it's us who has to apologize" ?
In the singular I know I would say "It's I who have to apologize" and "It's me who has to apologize" but what about the plural pronouns?
Thank you guys for your valued opinion
Waugh
do you say "it's us who have to apologize" or "it's us who has to apologize" ?
In the singular I know I would say "It's I who have to apologize" and "It's me who has to apologize" but what about the plural pronouns?
Thank you guys for your valued opinion
Waugh
Top answer
" and "It's us who have to apologize" are correct and all others aren't.
- " and "It's us who have to apologize" are correct and all others aren't.
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I think "It's I who have to apologize." and "It's us who have to apologize" are correct and all others aren't.
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Thank you for your quick response.
However, "It's me who has to apologize" must be correct as I read it not ten days ago in a British magazine. If you say "It's I who have to apologize" similarly you should say "it's we who have to apologize", shouldn't you? The plural after "us" would be natural, then why did Nick Hornby, a famous English novelist, use the third person singular in his n
However, "It's me who has to apologize" must be correct as I read it not ten days ago in a British magazine. If you say "It's I who have to apologize" similarly you should say "it's we who have to apologize", shouldn't you? The plural after "us" would be natural, then why did Nick Hornby, a famous English novelist, use the third person singular in his n
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Answer in 2 parts:
Many native English speakers don't get this part right: The verb 'to be' always takes the first person - I (not me) and we (not us), so your sentence would start "It's we..."
Conjugating "have"
I have
You have
He has
We have
You have
They have
Because there is more than one of us that should be apologising the sen
Many native English speakers don't get this part right: The verb 'to be' always takes the first person - I (not me) and we (not us), so your sentence would start "It's we..."
Conjugating "have"
I have
You have
He has
We have
You have
They have
Because there is more than one of us that should be apologising the sen
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And who says all British magazines speak English correctly? 
My way of thinking about this one would be that we use the nom
My way of thinking about this one would be that we use the nom
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Thank you for answering my question (though conjugating the verb "to have" was hardly necessary... )
I am fairly certain that lots of native speakers use the pronouns "me, us, them" in this kind of sentence in colloquy. My question was and still remains, singular or plural.
I know I would say "it's me who has to pay the bills" and "it's I who have to pay the bills",
I would use the
I am fairly certain that lots of native speakers use the pronouns "me, us, them" in this kind of sentence in colloquy. My question was and still remains, singular or plural.
I know I would say "it's me who has to pay the bills" and "it's I who have to pay the bills",
I would use the
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It is we who have to apologize.
or It is us who have to apologize.
or We are the ones who have to apologize.
See if you want to get into the nitty-gritty of this construction.
CJ
It is we who have to apologize.
or It is us who have to apologize.
or We are the ones who have to apologize.
See if you want to get into the nitty-gritty of this construction.
CJ
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It's I who has to apologize; and it's we who have to apologize.
Explanation: "It is a singular noun, therefore "It's" is correct even when "we" is the predicate nominative because the verb agrees with the subject, not the P.N. Next "who has" is correct because even though you would say "I have," the verb "has" follows who, which is singular in the first clause. Finally, "we who have" fol
Explanation: "It is a singular noun, therefore "It's" is correct even when "we" is the predicate nominative because the verb agrees with the subject, not the P.N. Next "who has" is correct because even though you would say "I have," the verb "has" follows who, which is singular in the first clause. Finally, "we who have" fol
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I am not a English speaking person, but every time we are taught these subjects in classes... we are explained about the use of the SUBJECT PRONOUN versus THE OBJECT PRONOUN. If someone knocks on the door... one asks: " Who is it?" the person answers "IT'S ME".. or "IT'S US".... you can not use SUBJECT PRONOUN there. You have to use an OBJECT PRONOUN. You can not answer "IT'S WE"! The s
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