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Old 14-Jun-2004, 17:23
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The following is a sentence that may or not be correct in its use of a pronoun.

"I had spoken to she and her friend."

Is (she) being used correctly?
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The following is a sentence that may or not be correct in its use of a pronoun.

"I had spoken to she and her friend."

Is (she) being used correctly?
That should be "her and her friend."

You could say:
She and her friend had been spoken to by I.

You couldn't say:
I had spoken to she.
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Hi,

No, this is not correct. You should use 'her'. It would be of course better if you used at least one name in such a sentence, for example, 'I had spoken to Lisa and her friend.

A sentence, 'I had spoken to her and her friend' could be used if speakers knew who is being talked about.

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Is (she) being used correctly?
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You could say:
She and her friend had been spoken to by I.

You couldn't say:
I had spoken to she.
You can't say "by I". That should be "by me". The object of a preposition must be in the objective case. :wink:
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