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Old 06-May-2006, 16:54
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Default relative pronouns and subject-verb agreement?

Is it true that the third person singular shouldn't be used it the modified pronoun is the first-person singular or the second-person?

So it should be "It is I who am sad."
and "It is you who are happy.".

But would any native speakers say it like this? :

"It's me who's sad."
"It's you who's happy."
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Old 07-May-2006, 11:47
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Default Re: relative pronouns and subject-verb agreement?

I think both of them are correct; one is formal while the other is less formal, but I'm not sure which one:)
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Default Re: relative pronouns and subject-verb agreement?

'It's me who's sad' is common, probably more common than 'I who am', which is formal.
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