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Subject form and object form of pronouns.
I got confused with the usage of subject form and object form of pronouns.
1) John hoped the passenger would be Mary and indeed it was she.
In my opinion, "it" refers to "the passenger" and let me complete the sentence after "and": the passenger was she.
"Look! the boy standing on the table was me. And that's him." Therefore, as the sentence structure is almost the same, why we use she here instead of her? (Subject form instead of object form)
2) On the other hand, I know when we are confirming our identity on thephone, we often use subject form.
e.g. I wish to speak to Mary.
This is she.
3) After reading the following sentences in a grammar book. I gotconfused and frustrated thoroughly.
I thought it was she.
I thought it to be
her.
I was taken to be she.
They took me to be her.
My God! Could anybody save me at Christmas?
Happy holidays!
Huang
1) John hoped the passenger would be Mary and indeed it was she.
In my opinion, "it" refers to "the passenger" and let me complete the sentence after "and": the passenger was she.
"Look! the boy standing on the table was me. And that's him." Therefore, as the sentence structure is almost the same, why we use she here instead of her? (Subject form instead of object form)
2) On the other hand, I know when we are confirming our identity on thephone, we often use subject form.
e.g. I wish to speak to Mary.
This is she.
3) After reading the following sentences in a grammar book. I gotconfused and frustrated thoroughly.
I thought it was she.
I thought it to be
her.
I was taken to be she.
They took me to be her.
My God! Could anybody save me at Christmas?
Happy holidays!
Huang
Top answer
Thank you, John. I think I should throw away that hidebound grammar book. Best Regards, Huang
- Thank you, John.
- I think I should throw away that hidebound grammar book.
- Best Regards, Huang
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Thank you, John.
I think I should throw away that hidebound grammar book. Best Regards,
Huang
I think I should throw away that hidebound grammar book. Best Regards,
Huang
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[nq:1](snip) 3) After reading the following sentences in a grammar book. I got confused and frustrated thoroughly.[/nq]
Whether we use a subject pronoun or an object pronoun in a sentence depends on the function of the pronoun within the sentence.
1. We use a subject pronoun when the pronoun is the subject of a verbor when the pronoun refers to the subject or completes the meaning of the s
Whether we use a subject pronoun or an object pronoun in a sentence depends on the function of the pronoun within the sentence.
1. We use a subject pronoun when the pronoun is the subject of a verbor when the pronoun refers to the subject or completes the meaning of the s
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[nq:2](snip) 3) After reading the following sentences in a grammar book. I got confused and frustrated thoroughly.[/nq]
[nq:1]Whether we use a subject pronoun or an object pronoun in a sentence depends on the function of the pronoun ... use an object pronoun when the pronoun refers to the direct object or completes the meaning of the direct object.[/nq]
I'm afraid natural idiomatic English
[nq:1]Whether we use a subject pronoun or an object pronoun in a sentence depends on the function of the pronoun ... use an object pronoun when the pronoun refers to the direct object or completes the meaning of the direct object.[/nq]
I'm afraid natural idiomatic English
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I was commenting on the correctness of the sentences. The ones using the subject form may sound old-fashioned and unnatural, but they are correct and used in formal writing; the object form is used in informal contexts.
Mary Ng
Mary Ng
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[nq:2]I'm afraid natural idiomatic English doesn't follow these rules, e.g. ... - or "People mistook me for her." Regards, Einde O'Callaghan[/nq]
[nq:1]I was commenting on the correctness of the sentences. The ones using the subject form may sound old-fashioned and unnatural, but they are correct and used in formal writing; the object form is used in informal contexts.[/nq]
Not quite. The
[nq:1]I was commenting on the correctness of the sentences. The ones using the subject form may sound old-fashioned and unnatural, but they are correct and used in formal writing; the object form is used in informal contexts.[/nq]
Not quite. The
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