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Relative clause
1 b 00 It was him/he who gave me the gift. 02 b 02 br
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00 I m baffled by this sentence and i think him is the answer as it is an object pronoun. But someone told me the answer should be he. 02 br
02 br
00 Please tell me why. Thanks. 0-
02 br
00 I m baffled by this sentence and i think him is the answer as it is an object pronoun. But someone told me the answer should be he. 02 br
02 br
00 Please tell me why. Thanks. 0-
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02 br 01 i 00 Him 02 i 00 is informally acceptable-- the objective pronouns are widely used in predicate position: 01 i 00 It's me! I'm older than him 02 i 00 , etc. 02 br 00 .
- 02 br 01 i 00 Him 02 i 00 is informally acceptable-- the objective pronouns are widely used in predicate position: 01 i 00 It's me!
- I'm older than him 02 i 00 , etc.
- 02 br 00 .
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01 i 00 Him 02 i 00 is informally acceptable-- the objective pronouns are widely used in predicate position: 01 i 00 It's me! I'm older than him 02 i 00 , etc. In this situation, however, the personal pronoun ( 01 i 00 he 02 i 00 ) and the relative pronoun ( 01 i 00 who 02 i 00 ) have the same referent and should a
01 i 00 Him 02 i 00 is informally acceptable-- the objective pronouns are widely used in predicate position: 01 i 00 It's me! I'm older than him 02 i 00 , etc. In this situation, however, the personal pronoun ( 01 i 00 he 02 i 00 ) and the relative pronoun ( 01 i 00 who 02 i 00 ) have the same referent and should a
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