Pronoun....she/her
Please help me with this sentence.
A person as young as she /her should not be given such a responsibility.
I think it is she because the sentence actually reads thus:
A person as young as she is should not be given such a responsibility.
Top answer
vsuresh A person as young as she is should not be given such a responsibility. vsuresh A person as young as her should not be given such a responsibility. Both are correct.
- vsuresh A person as young as she is should not be given such a responsibility.
- vsuresh A person as young as her should not be given such a responsibility.
- Both are correct.
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vsureshA person as young as she is should not be given such a responsibility.
vsureshA person as young as her should not be given such a responsibility.
Both are correct.
0Your logic makes sense. In cases such as this, I always think of the three grammatical cases in which her must be used:
1. object: I know her.
2. indirect object: I gave her some money.
3. with a preposition: I came with her.
None of the above is applicable in your sentence because as is an adverb in it. Strictly speaking, only sh
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