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Eddie88 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Subject and object of a sentence
Hi,
Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Sam think.
I want to know if the word he is correct and not him.
I understand that it is he if it is the subject and him if it is the object.
Am I correct to say that 'he' and 'sam' are the subjects of the sentence because they are the ones doing the the verb thinking? And Ross isn't the subject?
Do you determine if it is the subject or object by whether it is the subject of the clause it is in, rather than the main clause?
For example in this sentence, 'Sam likes to walk although he and Mike took the bus, instead.
Sam is the subject of the main clause
He and Mike are the subject of the dependent clause
Is this correct? Because I wasn't sure if this is how you determine whether he is the subject or object of a sentence- whether you choose if it is the subject/object of the whole sentence, or if you decide if it is the subject/object of the dependent clause, 'although he and Mike took the bus'
If someone could explain this subject/object difficulty I am having i can apply it to all the problems. Such as, whom versus who, me versus I etc.
Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Sam think.
I want to know if the word he is correct and not him.
I understand that it is he if it is the subject and him if it is the object.
Am I correct to say that 'he' and 'sam' are the subjects of the sentence because they are the ones doing the the verb thinking? And Ross isn't the subject?
Do you determine if it is the subject or object by whether it is the subject of the clause it is in, rather than the main clause?
For example in this sentence, 'Sam likes to walk although he and Mike took the bus, instead.
Sam is the subject of the main clause
He and Mike are the subject of the dependent clause
Is this correct? Because I wasn't sure if this is how you determine whether he is the subject or object of a sentence- whether you choose if it is the subject/object of the whole sentence, or if you decide if it is the subject/object of the dependent clause, 'although he and Mike took the bus'
If someone could explain this subject/object difficulty I am having i can apply it to all the problems. Such as, whom versus who, me versus I etc.
Top answer
Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Sam think. Correct. Some would prefer Ross's musical talents .
- Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Sam think.
- Correct.
- Some would prefer Ross's musical talents .
- As a rule, use he if there is a finite verb after the pronoun and the pronoun is the subject of the clause.
- I don't see any difference between main clauses and subordinate clauses.
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Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Sam think.
Correct. Some would prefer Ross's musical talents. As a rule, use he if there is a finite verb after the pronoun and the pronoun is the subject of the clause. I don't see any difference between main clauses and subordinate clauses. In informal style, him is commonly used after as and than:
Correct. Some would prefer Ross's musical talents. As a rule, use he if there is a finite verb after the pronoun and the pronoun is the subject of the clause. I don't see any difference between main clauses and subordinate clauses. In informal style, him is commonly used after as and than:
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