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"I give it to him who came first" vs. "to he who came first" [duplicate]
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Which is grammatically correct: “Let he who…” or “Let him who…”
Should the pronoun be "him" because it's the object (gave it to him), or ...
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"He who" as an indirect object [duplicate]
Is the following incorrect?
Return it to he who gave it to you.
Presuming it is, how would I correct it?
(without resorting to saying "to the person who gave it to you," which is somewhat ...
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What pronoun should I use, "by we who" or "by us who"? [duplicate]
He will be yelled at by we who hate him.
He will be yelled at by us who hate him.
After by you use us, but in this case I'm confused. Which one of these sentences is correct?
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Objective vs Subjective Pronouns [duplicate]
While reading The Rose of Battle (W.B Yeats) I came across this line
For him who hears love sing and never cease
My question is whether the pronoun here should be subjective or objective (as in for ...
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English equivalent of the Farsi expression "if it is decided to get the drunks, they will have to get everyone who is in the city"
I'm looking for an English equivalent of this beautiful, succinct Farsi saying, گر حکم شود که مست گیرند, which roughly means:
If it is decided to get the drunks, they will have to get everyone who is ...
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I am [who/whom] G-d made me
Please fill in the blank with the correct word and explain your choice.
I am __ G-d made me.
A. who
B. whom
Some people have suggested I elaborate on this question so here goes.
The above was not ...
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"Me who is" or "me who am"? [duplicate]
Generally the verb following
who agrees with the subject or object that precedes the who. This makes sense and is expected. When the subject or object that the who refers to is singular, the verb is ...
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"It was he/him who/whom I voted for."
I'm not particularly a grammar pedant, but I thought of this sentence this morning and it has defied my searching skills.
It was he/him who/whom I voted for.
The question here covers something ...
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Which is right: "It's me/I they want!" & "Who/Whom is it you asked?"?
The questions I have are in the title. Which is right, subject or object pronoun?
It's seems the first, "It's me/I they want!," is a reworking of "Subject + Verb + Object" to "Object + Subject + Verb"...
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he or she with their? [duplicate]
I have a question about a sentence.
When writing for mass media, success goes to he or she who puts their most important info at the top of the story.
Should it be he or she paired with their?
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Issues with predicate nominative
As far as my understanding goes, English does have a predicate nominative for the copula to be as well as semantically related words (to become, to seem) if the entity in question plays the role of ...
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Is it acceptable to start an emphatic sentence with "It is he who…"?
It is he who the students choose as the repersentative of their class.
Is this sentence grammatically correct? If not, why?
I would like to know whether the pronoun ‘he’ can be used in this grammar ...
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The use of they and those
I know variations on this have been asked before but I am still left doubtful about the use of they and those in these sentences.
It can only be understood by they who entrust their lives to it.
The ...
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personal pronouns in object position but subjective case [duplicate]
Why is this right?
Give the baton to he who is closest to you when you run by.
Does the case of the restrictive clause drive the case of the sentence object?
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