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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
them/they and was/were
0 Hi! Which of these expressions do you prefer to use? Which of them sound good to you? As far as I know verb agrees with subject of a sentence in number, but the following expressions are really a pain in the...ummmmm...neck 05 0 00 1) It was them who ... It was they who ... or maybe It were they/them who ... 2) Who was they? Who were they? Thanks in advance. 010id 5
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0 01 i 00 It was they who ... 02 br
00 Who were they? 02 i 02 br
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00 Who were they? 02 i 02 br
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0 But you would probably say 01 i 00 It was me who 02 i 00 , would you? 0-
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0 You'll definitely be more likely to hear "It was me" (than "It was I") 01 i 00 without 02 i 00 the "who." 02 br
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00 Who left the milk on the counter? Oh, sorry, it was me. 02 br
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00 But when you add the "who," often the proper grammar takes over. I was the one who... It was I who... 02 br
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00 Even so, you'll probab
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00 Who left the milk on the counter? Oh, sorry, it was me. 02 br
02 br
00 But when you add the "who," often the proper grammar takes over. I was the one who... It was I who... 02 br
02 br
00 Even so, you'll probab
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