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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

She/her

"It was just she, the dogs, and the horse in the woods...."

Is "she" the subject since it could be written "She, the dogs, and the horse were in the woods....

Or would it be better to use "her" following "It was____"
  

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  • " Anonymous Or would it be better to use "her" following "It was____" No.
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Anonymous"It was just she, the dogs, and the horse in the woods...."
The grammatical subject is "it."
Anonymous"She, the dogs, and the horse were in the woods.
The grammatical subject is the compound noun "she, the dogs, and the horse."
AnonymousOr would it be better to use "her" following "It was___
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AnonymousIs "she" the subject since it could be written "She, the dogs, and the horse were in the woods....
No. "she" is a subject complement. In formal English the subject complement looks just like a subject it's a pronoun.
AnonymousOr would it be better to use "her" following "It was____"
Not necessarily better, but cer
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So this is not an 'anticipatory it' construction. Am I right? Now I got confused.
Thanks.
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4444mv 'anticipatory it'
No. "it" is used in that identification construction. It's a reference to the person(s) in question.

If someone knocks on your door, you say "Who is it?"
It's John. It's Lucy and Susan. It's the Browns. It's the landlord. It's the mailman. It's me.

CJ
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CalifJim 4444mv 'anticipatory it'No. "it" is used in that identification construction. It's a reference to the person(s) in question.If someone knocks on your door, you say "Who is it?"It's John. It's Lucy and Susan. It's the Browns. It's the landlord. It's the mailman. It's me.CJ
It´s clear now. Thanks a lot CJ!
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