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    Sentence Correction
  I: Introduction
  II: Sentence Correction Tips
  III: Glossary
  IV: Three-Step Method
V: Seven Error Types  
1. Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Modifiers
3. Parallelism
4. Pronoun Agreement
a. Introduction
b. Subject vs. Object
c. Who vs Whom
d. Singular and Plural Pronouns
e. Possessive Pronouns
f. Objects of to be verbs
g. Relative Pronouns
h. Sample Questions
5. Verb Time Sequences
6. Comparisons
7. Idioms
  VI: Sample Questions

 

   

4. Pronoun Agreement: Objects of to be verbs
 

 

Pronoun Agreement

A. Introduction
B. Subject vs. Object
C. Who vs. Whom
D. Singular and Plural Pronouns
E. Possessive Pronouns
F. Objects of to be verbs
G. Relative Pronouns
H. Sample Questions

Very simple: objects of to be verbs are in the subject form. Watch for pronouns following "to be" verbs such "it should have been," "it is," "it could have been," "it was", and make sure they are in subject form. This is another error common in speech; but it's easy to identify.

Incorrect: It must have been her who called.

Correct: It must have been she who called.

"It must have been" is a "to be" verb, so the pronoun must be in subject form: "she," not "her".

 
 
 


E. Possessive Pronouns


G. Relative Pronouns