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by dadou » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:21 am
Hi guys, just started to study for the GMAT, english is not my native language so help me out. i came across this examples:
incorrect: it must have been her at the door
correct: it must have been she at the door

incorrect: I wish i were him
correct: i wish i were he

apparently the verb to Be must always be followed by a subject pronoun. is it true? just need to comfirm
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by mdavidm_531 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:32 pm
dadou wrote:Hi guys, just started to study for the GMAT, english is not my native language so help me out. i came across this examples:
incorrect: it must have been her at the door
correct: it must have been she at the door

incorrect: I wish i were him
correct: i wish i were he

apparently the verb to Be must always be followed by a subject pronoun. is it true? just need to comfirm
This is a cases of pronouns subject. We could skip the details of the subject (such as the three cases: subjective, objective, and possessive), and dive straight into strategy.

The way to handle this question is to use that voice in your head to ask the question: "Who is at the door?" There are two options: she (subjective) or her (objective). Now, if you use "her" then the answer to the voice in your heard would be: "Her is at the door." This is sounds iffy. However, try answering the other option "she." This will yield to: "She is at the door."
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by dadou » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:19 am
ooooook, i got it. when u try to find the answer of that question, you can easily find what is the subject. now i understand. thanks. But is it rule works only for the verb to Be or for all verbs?
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