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Eddie88 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Known by he or him (nominative or objective case)
a. The answer to that question is known by he/him who holds the power.
b. The answer to that question is known by he/him.
In a. and b. above, should it be 'he' or 'him' and why?
In a., I think it should be objective case as 'him' is the object of the preposition 'by'. But it just sounds wrong when I read the sentence aloud.
Thank you
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Eddie88 In a. and b. above, should it be 'he' or 'him' and why?
- Eddie88 In a.
- and b.
- above, should it be 'he' or 'him' and why?
- 'him' because it's the object of the preposition 'by'.
- Eddie88 But it just sounds wrong when I read the sentence aloud.
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Eddie88In a. and b. above, should it be 'he' or 'him' and why?
'him' because it's the object of the preposition 'by'.
Eddie88But it just sounds wrong when I read the sentence aloud.
Don't read it aloud.
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