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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which is correct?
My teacher said:
"She wanted to leave but couldn't becaue the officer made all the decisions, not she."
Why can't I use 'her' in the setence?
And...
"Are you sure she is smarter than me?"
Is me okay or should I use 'I'?
Thank you!
"She wanted to leave but couldn't becaue the officer made all the decisions, not she."
Why can't I use 'her' in the setence?
And...
"Are you sure she is smarter than me?"
Is me okay or should I use 'I'?
Thank you!
Top answer
" Why can't I use 'her' in the se n tence? You can, and people do say things that way, but your teacher was being very exact about showing the function of she in the implied sentence. Try reversing it.
- " Why can't I use 'her' in the se n tence?
- You can, and people do say things that way, but your teacher was being very exact about showing the function of she in the implied sentence.
- Try reversing it.
- " You're trying to say the officer made the decisions and she didn't -- not that her didn't.
- Does that make sense now?
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Anonymousthe officer made all the decisions, not she."You can, and people do say things that way, but your teacher was being very exact about showing the function of she in the implied sentence.
Why can't I use 'her' in the sentence?
Try reversing it. You would say "She didn't make all the d
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