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Belinda Chen Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
That's us or we?
When the complement are pronouns as below sentences, which the pronouns are correct after the verbs?
-That is we/ us.
-Our target clients are they/ them.
-The nominated one became he/ him.
Also when the pronouns are in the cleft sentences as below, should they be in object or subject form? And which verb decides them to be the form?
-It is not the real I/ me that I used to be.
-It is he/ him that I want to become.
-It is we/ us that you love.
-It is they/ them that you saw yesterday.
-It is she/ her that always took care of you.
-That is we/ us.
-Our target clients are they/ them.
-The nominated one became he/ him.
Also when the pronouns are in the cleft sentences as below, should they be in object or subject form? And which verb decides them to be the form?
-It is not the real I/ me that I used to be.
-It is he/ him that I want to become.
-It is we/ us that you love.
-It is they/ them that you saw yesterday.
-It is she/ her that always took care of you.
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Hi In the first three examples, you would only hear the objective: - That's us In the cleft examples I would say the same. In the south of England, amongst older people, you might hear the subject form: - It was they who caused the problem I think it's an area of language that has changed and, almost always now, the object form would be used; - It was them who caused the problem Dave
- Hi In the first three examples, you would only hear the objective: - That's us In the cleft examples I would say the same.
- In the south of England, amongst older people, you might hear the subject form: - It was they who caused the problem I think it's an area of language that has changed and, almost always now, the object form would be used; - It was them who caused the problem Dave
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Hi
In the first three examples, you would only hear the objective:
- That's us
In the cleft examples I would say the same. In the south of England, amongst older people, you might hear the subject form:
- It was they who caused the problem
I think it's an area of language that has changed and, almost always now, the object form would be used;
In the first three examples, you would only hear the objective:
- That's us
In the cleft examples I would say the same. In the south of England, amongst older people, you might hear the subject form:
- It was they who caused the problem
I think it's an area of language that has changed and, almost always now, the object form would be used;
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Thank you for the reply.
And since I have seen some discuss that:
(This is I who am speaking) is correct. Whereas, (This is me who am speaking) is wrong.
I am wandering that if "it is the real me that I used to be" is correct. Why would "This is me who am speaking" be wrong?
Or they are both ok to be said?
But in other case as below: In the second sentence,
And since I have seen some discuss that:
(This is I who am speaking) is correct. Whereas, (This is me who am speaking) is wrong.
I am wandering that if "it is the real me that I used to be" is correct. Why would "This is me who am speaking" be wrong?
Or they are both ok to be said?
But in other case as below: In the second sentence,
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