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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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It is her that the rebels are holding prisoner.
Is the sentence acceptable? Thanks in advance.
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anonymous It is her that the rebels are holding prisoner. Is the sentence acceptable? Thanks in advance.
- anonymous It is her that the rebels are holding prisoner.
- Is the sentence acceptable?
- Thanks in advance.
- It's acceptable, but some people prefer "she" to "her" in that position in the sentence.
- To avoid the problem you can write it thus: She is the one that the rebels are holding prisoner.
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anonymousIt is her that the rebels are holding prisoner.
Is the sentence acceptable? Thanks in advance.
It's acceptable, but some people prefer "she" to "her" in that position in the sentence. To avoid the problem you can write it thus:
She is the one that the rebels are holding prisoner.
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