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Sohel sorwar Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Sentence correction
Which one of the following two sentences is correct? Grammatical explanation will be highly appreciated.
1. nobody else but he can do that.
2. nobody else but him can do that
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sohel sorwar N obody else but him can do that . As shown. 'but' is a preposition in this grammatical pattern, so the objective case is needed.
- sohel sorwar N obody else but him can do that .
- As shown.
- 'but' is a preposition in this grammatical pattern, so the objective case is needed.
- Oxford Dictionary gives the example I trusted no one but him .
- CJ
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sohel sorwarNobody else but him can do that.
As shown. 'but' is a preposition in this grammatical pattern, so the objective case is needed.
Oxford Dictionary gives the example I trusted no one but him.
CJ
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