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Lucas21c Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Relative pronoun

Could you confirm whether the following sentences sound natural? Thank you in advance.


1. It's her who killed her husband.

2. It's you (who) he has a crush on!

* ( ) means the relative pronoun 'who' in the brackets can be dropped.

  

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[1] It's her who killed her husband. [2] It's you ( who) he has a crush on! [1] is fine.

— BillJ

  • [1] It's her who killed her husband.
  • [2] It's you ( who) he has a crush on!
  • [1] is fine.
  • You are right to use accusative "her" -- nominative "she" is also possible, but less likely in everyday language.
  • The relative pronoun "who" is the subject of the relative clause and hence is obligatory.
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[1] It's her who killed her husband.

[2] It's you (who) he has a crush on!


[1] is fine. You are right to use accusative "her" -- nominative "she" is also possible, but less likely in everyday language. The relative pronoun "who" is the subject of the relative clause and hence is obligatory.

[2] is als

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