h 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
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