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- Let him and we show them what we are. (wrong)
- Let him and us show them what we are. (correct)
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- Explanation : Let means 'allows' and the noun phrase that follows it him and me is its object.
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- I and he are living together. (wrong)
- He and I are living together. (correct)
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- Explanation : Courtesy demands that the speaker puts himself as the last continent of the subject noun phrase (e.g. he and I).
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- You are as mean as me. (wrong)
- You are as mean as I. (correct)
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- Explanation : The full expression is 'you are as mean as I am'.
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- It was her who was standing there! (wrong)
- It was she who was standing there! (correct)
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- Explanation : 'She' is referred to by 'who', which is the subject of the embedded sentence. The sentence is basically of the form 'she was standing there'.
- Explanation : 'She' is referred to by 'who', which is the subject of the embedded sentence. The sentence is basically of the form 'she was standing there'.
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- I was very sure that his would come to meet me. (wrong)
- I was very sure that he would come to meet me. (correct)
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- Explanation : As 'he' is the subject of the embedded clause, it cannot be in the possessive form.
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- His lecture was better than me. (wrong)
- His lecture was better than mine. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Mine' stands for 'my lecture', which is in the predicative possession form.
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- It was me who dumped him. (wrong)
- It was I who dumped him. (correct)
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- Explanation : I stands for 'who', the subject of the sentence.
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- None of them have listened to what was said. (wrong)
- None of them has listened to what was said. (correct)
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- Explanation : None (not anyone) is singular and needs a singular verb.
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- There is a lot of dissimilarity between you and he. (wrong)
- There is a lot of dissimilarity between you and him. (correct)
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- Explanation : Both 'you' and 'him' are objects to the preposition between.
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- Each must contribute what they can. (wrong)
- Each must contribute what he can. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Each' refers to a singular entity and the appropriate personal pronoun is he or she.
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- I, you and he should start something together. (wrong)
- You, he and I should start something together. (correct)
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- Explanation : As a matter of courtesy, 'I' should be the last element of the subject noun phrase.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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