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Tham khảo tài liệu 'writings grammar usage and style phần 3', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 34 CliffsQuickReview Writing. Grammar Usage and style Choosing Between the Subjective and Objective Case Choosing between the subjective and objective case is sometimes complicated by appositives and the as or than construction. The confusion over the choice of who or whom is a good example of this problem. Pronoun case with appositives An appositive is a word or group of words that restates or identifies the noun or pronoun it is next to My sister Hephzibah John the gardener our friend Carlos We the people. The presence of an appositive doesn t change the rule for pronoun case that is use the subjective case for subjects and the objective case for objects. The decision to close the pool was a setback for US swimmers not we swimmers The best way to make sure you have chosen the correct pronoun case is to read the sentence without the appositive The decision to close the pool was a setback for we. Once again you can see immediately that US is the right pronoun to use. Pronoun case after as than. Choosing the right pronoun case after as or than can be difficult. Look at the following two sentences. You respect Professor Morrow more than I. You respect Professor Morrow more than me. Depending on the meaning either choice could be correct. If the writer means You respect Professor Morrow more than I respect Professor Morrow then the first sentence is correct. If the writer means You respect Professor Morrow more than you respect me then the second sentence is correct. The key to choosing the right pronoun case is to supply mentally the missing part of the clause. Did you work as hard as they worked I like Ed better than he. likes Ed I like Ed better than him. than I like him They are smarter than we. are If a sentence sounds awkward to you for example They are smarter than we you can avoid the problem by actually supplying the missing word They are smarter than we are. Chapter 3 Pronouns 35 Who whom whoever whomever These pronouns cause so much anxiety that they are .

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