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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

subject pronoun

1. I have a book which/that is on the desk. (subject pronoun)

why subject pronoun?

I have a book
Is book the object of the verb?
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Book is the object of the verb have , but which is the subject of the verb is . Do you remember the man who(m)/that/- we met? Do you remember the man who spoke to us?

— J Lewis

  • Book is the object of the verb have , but which is the subject of the verb is .
  • Do you remember the man who(m)/that/- we met?
  • Do you remember the man who spoke to us?
  • In both these sentences man is the object of remember, but the relative pronoun is the object of met in one case and the subject of spoke in the other.
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Book is the object of the verb have, but which is the subject of the verb is.

Do you remember the man who(m)/that/- we met?
Do you remember the man who spoke to us?
In both these sentences
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J LewisBook is the object of the verb have, but which is the subject of the verb is.

Do you remember the man who(m)/that/- we met?
Do you remember the man who spoke to us?
In both th
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In short, relative pronouns are goverened by their use in the phrase in which they appear.
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Hi Philip,

thanks

"goverened" be careful with spelling -- Milky will find you too
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