Education & Reference - 28 February 2007

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It is I or It is me?

I teach English in Mexico. Nearly all the grammar books indicate that we must use a subject pronoun after a linking verb, as in the following.

Knock, knock.
"Who is it?" asked the Wolf in a grandmother-like voice.
"It is I, Little Red Ridinghood," said the girl.

"The winners were we!" exclaimed all four Bobbsey Twins in unison.

"Romeo, a Montague art thou," declared Juliet.

You may have trouble finding the exact quotes, but I think you get what I mean.

Do real people ever use such phrases, or do native English speakers always use, "It's me," "It was us," or "the winners were them;" etc.

Do English teachers teach this subject-pronoun nonsense simply to confuse their students?

Which forms do you use?

2007-02-28 09:07:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

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2007-02-28 09:05:38 · 12 answers · asked by accumulator 1 in Other - Education

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is there a chance of me getting into........?

penn state altoona or clarion university
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is there a chance i get into college, perhaps thes two?

2007-02-28 09:00:33 · 2 answers · asked by hpnvidia000 2 in Higher Education (University +)

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please help me its really important !!!

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What's the difference between college, university, and career schools (medical school, law school, etc)?

2007-02-28 08:57:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

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Should there be junk food on California public schools?

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2007-02-28 08:57:57 · 5 answers · asked by The Girl You Love♥♥♥ 1 in Primary & Secondary Education

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2007-02-28 08:57:38 · 3 answers · asked by Tiffany C 1 in Preschool

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2007-02-28 08:57:33 · 6 answers · asked by Siamese Triplets 5 in Words & Wordplay

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Why did my English teacher say that a phrase, sentence and paragraph were all a "complete thought"?

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Was she suppose to make sense?

2007-02-28 08:55:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Primary & Secondary Education

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2007-02-28 08:52:33 · 3 answers · asked by mccauley8105 1 in Homework Help

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2007-02-28 08:51:56 · 4 answers · asked by Dirtboy 1 in Words & Wordplay

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2007-02-28 08:48:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

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2007-02-28 08:47:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

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2007-02-28 08:43:04 · 1 answers · asked by deborahktp 1 in Primary & Secondary Education

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If I were to do cocaine and have to take a drug test a couple of days later, how can i pass?

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2007-02-28 08:42:51 · 5 answers · asked by nervous!! 1 in Standards & Testing

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Old man and the sea quotes?

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2007-02-28 08:40:12 · 2 answers · asked by tortila1 1 in Quotations

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2007-02-28 08:39:52 · 5 answers · asked by Moe 2 in Higher Education (University +)

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Preschool Space Games?

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2007-02-28 08:39:32 · 3 answers · asked by Jen 3 in Preschool

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2007-02-28 08:39:27 · 7 answers · asked by dawg 1 in Homework Help

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2007-02-28 08:39:14 · 3 answers · asked by shon 1 in Other - Education

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Who all is in Science Olympiad????

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2007-02-28 08:38:47 · 1 answers · asked by Taylor 2 in Other - Education

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What degree is best to have to teach History in Texas?

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The reason I ask is because the place that I am stationed doesn't offer a B.S. in History; instead, it has Criminal Justice with additional courses in History.

2007-02-28 08:37:22 · 3 answers · asked by tx_heathervest 1 in Teaching

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