Sage-Tips

Is it she or is it her?

1. “She” is an object pronoun while “her” is a possessive pronoun. 2. “She” is used for the subject of the sentence while “her” is used for the object of the sentence.

When you answer the phone do you say this is she or her?

A common example is the phrase “This is she.” used to answer a telephone. ‘She’ is the nominative form of the word, so it cannot be used to describe somebody who is the object of a sentence (in this example, ‘this’ would be the subject).

When answering phone this is she or this is her?

The easiest way to remember which one to choose is to just remember, “Is” is acting as a linking verb. Linking verbs cannot take objects. “Her” is an object, so it must be “she.”

Is the response this is she correct?

“This is she” is grammatically correct. The verb “to be” acts as a linking verb, equating subject and object. So this is she and she is this; “she” and “this” are one and the same, interchangeable, and to be truly interchangeable they must both play the same grammatical role—that of the subject.

What is the difference between “this is she” and “this is her”?

“This is she” vs. “This is her” “This is she” vs. “This is her” A common example is the phrase “This is she.” used to answer a telephone. ‘She’ is the nominative form of the word, so it cannot be used to describe somebody who is the object of a sentence (in this example, ‘this’ would be the subject).

What is the subject case of this is her?

In English, the non-emphatic subject case is she, and all other forms (object case and emphatic form) are her. Therefore, in natural English the correct answer is “This is her.”. This is how non-native speakers learn to say the sentence.

How do you remember the difference between “is” and “her”?

The easiest way to remember which one to choose is to just remember, “Is” is acting as a linking verb. Linking verbs cannot take objects. “Her” is an object, so it must be “she.”

Do we pick “she” or “her”?

So, we’ve analyzed the subject and verb. This is the moment of truth: do we pick “she” or “her?” Now, to answer this, we need to look at the function that the word in this place will serve. “She” is a nominative pronoun, in other words a subject, and “her” is an objective pronoun, i.e., an object.