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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Usage of but
All, but here, had made an attempt.
a) All, but she
b) All, but herself
c) All, but she herself
d) All, but her
Ans:- a
Can anyone tell me when we can use 'she or he' and when 'him or her' with 'but' ?
a) All, but she
b) All, but herself
c) All, but she herself
d) All, but her
Ans:- a
Can anyone tell me when we can use 'she or he' and when 'him or her' with 'but' ?
Top answer
In this sentence, the word "all" is the subject of the sentence, and is thus in the nominative case. " From this, it can be seen that the word in the blank is the subject of its sentence, and thus is in the nominative case. "She" is the nominative form of the third person singular feminine personal pronoun.
- In this sentence, the word "all" is the subject of the sentence, and is thus in the nominative case.
- " From this, it can be seen that the word in the blank is the subject of its sentence, and thus is in the nominative case.
- "She" is the nominative form of the third person singular feminine personal pronoun.
- So "she" is the best of the four choices.
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In this sentence, the word "all" is the subject of the sentence, and is thus in the nominative case. The word "but" here means "except." So the sentence means: "All (the people), except ____, had made an attempt."
This is equivalent to two sentences: "All (the people) had made an attempt." and "_____ had not made an attempt." From this, it can be seen that the word in the blank i
This is equivalent to two sentences: "All (the people) had made an attempt." and "_____ had not made an attempt." From this, it can be seen that the word in the blank i
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This is not a very natural sentence.
But is a preposition in the sentence. It means "except" or "except for"
The object of a preposition is always in object case.
If you put the propositional phrase at the end, rather than after the subject, the answer will be more clear.
All (of them) had made an attempt except for / but her.
If but were used as
But is a preposition in the sentence. It means "except" or "except for"
The object of a preposition is always in object case.
If you put the propositional phrase at the end, rather than after the subject, the answer will be more clear.
All (of them) had made an attempt except for / but her.
If but were used as
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