When the word is used as a possessive modifier; as, They spoke of her being present, The book is his (book), It is their fault.

Note 1.—When a substantive is placed by the side of another substantive and is used to explain it, it is said to be in Apposition with that other substantive and takes the case of that word; as, It was given to John Smith, him whom you see there.

Note 2.—The attribute complement should always have the case of that subject of the verb which is expressed in the sentence. Thus, in the sentence, I could not wish John to be him, him is properly in the objective case, since there is an expressed subject of the infinitive, John, which is in the objective case. But in the sentence, I should hate to be he, he is properly in the nominative case, since the only subject that is expressed in the sentence is I, in the nominative case.

Note 3.—Where the relative pronoun who (whom) is the subject of a clause that itself is the object clause of a verb or a preposition, it is always in the nominative case. Thus the following sentences are both correct: I delivered it to who owned it, Bring home whoever will come with you.

Exercise 11

Write sentences illustrating the correct use of each of the following pronouns:

I, whom, who, we, me, us, they, whose, theirs, them, she, him, he, its, mine, our, thee, thou.

Exercise 12

In the following sentences choose the proper form from the words in italics:

  1. My brother and I me drove to the east end of the town.
  2. Between you and I me things are doubtful.
  3. May James and I me go to the circus?
  4. Will you permit James and I me to go to the play?
  5. Who made that noise? Only I me.
  6. He introduced us all, I me among the rest.
  7. He promised to bring candy to Helen and I me.
  8. Was it I me that you asked for?
  9. Who spoke? I me.
  10. I am taken to be he him.
  11. No, it could not have been me I.
  12. All have gone but you and I me.
  13. You suffer more than me I.
  14. Everyone has failed in the examination except you and I me.
  15. He asked you and I me to come to his office.
  16. See if there is any mail for Mary and me I.
  17. Neither you nor I me can teach the class.
  18. They think it to be I me.
  19. This is the student whom who all are praising.
  20. The one that is he him wears a brown hat.
  21. He is a man who whom all admired.
  22. He is one of those men who whom we call snobs.
  23. I did not see that it was her she.
  24. It is in fact he him.
  25. He still believes it to be them they.
  26. Between you and I me, it is my opinion that him he and John will disagree.
  27. We saw John and she her; we know it was them they.
  28. I did not speak of either you or she her.
  29. Our cousins and we us are going to the Art Gallery.
  30. Aunt Mary has asked our cousins and us we to take dinner at her house.
  31. They are more eager than we us since they have not seen her for a long time.
  32. It could not have been we us who whom you suspected.
  33. We us boys are going to the ball game.
  34. They sent letters to all who whom they thought would contribute.
  35. This money was given by John who whom you know is very stingy.
  36. The superintendent, who whom, I cannot doubt, is responsible
  37. for this error, must be discharged.
  38. The teacher told you and I me to stay.
  39. The teacher told you and him he to stay.
  40. The teacher told you and she her to stay.
  41. There are many miles between England and we us.
  42. They can't play the game better than we us.
  43. It is unpleasant for such as they them to witness such things.
  44. Between a teacher and he him who whom he teaches there is sometimes a strong fellowship.
  45. You are nearly as strong as him he.
  46. All were present but John and he him.
  47. Father believed it was she her.
  48. Mother knew it to be her she.
  49. It was either he him or she her that called.
  50. Because of his him being young, they tried to shield him.
  51. It was he him who whom the manager said ought to be promoted.
  52. The throne was held by a king who whom historians believe to have been insane.
  53. Who whom did he say the man was?
  54. Who whom did he say the judge suspected?
  55. Who whom do you consider to be the brightest man?
  56. Who whom do you think is the brightest man?
  57. He cannot learn from such as thou thee.
  58. If they only rob such as thou thee, they are honest.
  59. What dost thou thee know?
  60. They do tell thee thou the truth.
  61. She told John and me I to study.
  62. My father allowed my brother and her she to go.
  63. My brother and she her were allowed to go by my father.
  64. Turn not away from him he that is needy.
  65. Neither Frances nor she her was at fault.
  66. The property goes to they them.
  67. He thought it was her she, but it was him he and William who did it.
  68. It was through she her that word came to me I.
  69. I thought it was her she.
  70. I wish you were more like he him.
  71. I thought it to be she her.
  72. It seems to be he. I should hate to be he. I should like to be he or she. (All these sentences are in the correct form.)
  73. He is a man in whom who I have little faith.
  74. You are as skillful as she her.
  75. We escorted her mother and her she to the station.
  76. She her and I me are going on the boat.
  77. If any are late it will not be us we.
  78. Who whom are you going to collect it from?
  79. Who whom do men say that he is?
  80. Who whom do you think him he to be?
  81. They them and their children have gone abroad.
  82. It was not they them.
  83. Who whom am I said to be?
  84. I do not know to who whom to direct him.
  85. How can one tell who whom is at home now?
  86. Who whom is that for?
  87. Choose who whom you please.
  88. Do you think I me to be her she who whom you call Kate?
  89. Some who whom their friends expected were kept away.
  90. Give it to who whom seems to want it most.
  91. Who whom do you think I saw there?
  92. I hope it was she her who whom we saw.
  93. It could not have been him he.
  94. Who whom did you say did it?
  95. Let them they come at once.
  96. The man on who whom I relied was absent.
  97. I know it was they them who whom did it.
  98. Will he let us we go?
  99. It came from they them who whom should not have sent it.
  100. It was not us we from who whom it came.
  101. Can it be she her?
  102. Thou thee art mistaken.
  103. Let me tell thee thou, thee thou wilt do wrong.
  104. Send who whom wants the pass to me.
  105. Tell who whom you choose to come.
  106. Is he the man for who whom the city is named?
  107. The book is for who whom needs it.
  108. I do not know who whom the book is for.