She- her and he- him???
I did this excercise. Can somebody tell me if it{s correct??? Thanks a lot!!!
3) Fill in the gaps with the correct subject or object pronoun. a) Joe’s late. Has he called? It’s not like him to be late. b) Nick is lucky. He has a good job and he earns much more than I do c) Marie works hard, because she wants the boss to give her a pay rise. d) “Where is Sarah?” “Isn’t that her over there?” e) She’s older than I am, but I’m taller than her f) “I’m sick and tired of this job.” “Me too.” g) “John gave me a great idea.” “He is so inventive, isn’t he?”
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d) “Where is Sarah?” “Isn’t that her over there?” e) She’s older than I am, but I’m taller than her f) “I’m sick and tired of this job.” “Me too.”
For casual/normal conversation, fine. For English class, d) she e) she f) I
I'm going to disagree.
d) The pronoun "that" is the subject of the verb, while "her" is the object of the prepositional phrase "over there". In order to use "she", it would have to be the subject of a verb: "Isn't she over there?"
e) The first "she" and the two "I"s are subjects of their corresponding verbs,but "her" is not. In oder to use "she", it would have to be the subject of a verb: "She's older than me, but I'm taller than she is.
f) "Me too." is correct as a fragment acting as a sentence, but "I too" would need to be followed by a predicate.
d) The pronoun "that" is the subject of the verb, while "her" is the object of the prepositional phrase "over there". In order to use "she", it would have to be the subject of a verb: "Isn't she over there?"
e) The first "she" and the two "I"s are subjects of their corresponding verbs,but "her" is not. In oder to use "she", it would have to be the subject of a verb: "She's older than me, but I'm taller than she is.
f) "Me too." is correct as a fragment acting as a sentence, but "I too" would need to be followed by a predicate.
The object of the preposition "over" is "there". Prepositional phrases do not have/take objects (although the preposition within the phrase may); they function as adjectives/adverbs (in this case as an adjective modifying "she"). The sentence is elliptical. The expanded version would be "“Isn’t that she (who is) over there?” ("who" being the subject of "is" and the whole clause being a predicate nominative). For more on this contentious subject, try searching for discussions about "It is I. " vs "It is me."
I am a person, not a measure of length/time. You can compare her to me or her height/age/etc. to mine but it makes no sense to compare her height to me. She’s older than I am, but I’m taller than she (is)..
"I too." is also also a fragment acting as a sentence (I, too, am sick and tired of this job. ["I" being the subject of "am"])
OK but if they in quotations, doesnt mean that its a conversation ?
Not all conversations are casual/informal. In my experience, English teachers (except, perhaps, ESL teachers, do not teach/deal with the grammar of informal conversations. Students entering school already know how to speak informally. When I see an exercise that intends to test the student on the distinction between using the subject and object pronouns, I immediately assume that their focus is on formal speech (what the student may not know rather than what the student uses all the time).
d) “Where is Sarah?” “Isn’t that her over there?” e) She’s older than I am, but I’m taller than her f) “I’m sick and tired of this job.” “Me too.”
For casual/normal conversation, fine. For English class, d) she e) she f) I
Those look right to me. Good job.
