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- You, he and me will remain like this forever. (wrong)
- You, he and I will remain like this forever. (correct)
- Explanation : Since, 'me' is a part of the noun phrase which is the subject of the sentence, it should be 'I'.
- Whom, according to you has stolen the gold ? (wrong)
- Who, according to you has stolen the gold ? (correct)
- Whom do you think will top this year ? (wrong)
- Who do you think will top this year ? (correct)
- Explanation : 'Who' is the subject of the predicate 'will top this year' and should be formallyl a subject (who, not whom).
- Did you see whom he was ? (wrong)
- Did you see who he was ? (correct)
- Explanation : Since it is the subject of the embedded clause it should be 'who'.
- Were you expecting her and I at the party ? (wrong)
- Were you expecting her and me at the party ? (correct)
- Explanation : As an object to the verb 'expect', 'I' becomes 'me'.
- I looked at she and she at I. (wrong)
- I looked at her and she at me. (correct)
- Explanation : In the embedded clause 'I' is the object of 'look at' and should have the objective form 'me'.
- Everyone donated something, except he. (wrong)
- Everyone donated something, except him. (correct)
- Explanation : 'He' is the subject of the deleted embedded clause, but is the object to the preposition except, hence, him.
- Don't you know whom was awarded last year on the same night ? (wrong)
- Don't you know who was awarded last year on the same night ? (correct)
- Explanation : 'Who' occurs in the subject position in the embedded clause and cannot be replaced by 'whom'.
- We all hated each other. (wrong)
- We all hated one another. (correct)
- Explanation : 'We all' suggests more than two, 'one another' is the only appropriate option.
- Whom do you think has done this to us ? (wrong)
- Who do you think has done this to us ? (correct)
- Explanation : Who is the subject of the embedded clause.
- If I were him, I would have run away a long time back. (wrong)
- If I were he, I would have run away a long time back. (correct)
- Explanation : In equation sentences, i.e., with verb to be both pronouns will have the same form, i.e., subjective I and he.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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