The only person who is going to be there is her/she.

[gurpreetgill4u]

Hello Teacher,

which one of these sentences is correct?

a) The only person who is going to be there is her.
or
b) The only person who is going to be there is she.

Thanks.

 

[Tarheel]

Hello Teacher,

which one of these sentences is correct?

a) The only person who is going to be there is her.
or
b) The only person who is going to be there is she.

[.......]

My guess is it's the second one. However, in my humble opinion there is little to no reason to learn that. Why? Much more natural would be: "She's the only person who's going to be there."

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello. Teacher,

Which one of these sentences is correct?

a) The only person who is going to be there is her.
or
b) The only person who is going to be there is she.

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[SoothingDave]

A is the natural choice. B is the one that follows the rules of the use of pronouns. With "be" verbs, a subject pronoun should be used.

Oh, woe is I!

https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2006/11/woe-is-i-vs-woe-is-me.html

In the case of the book’s title, the butt of the joke is the old rule of English grammar (now considered excessively formal) that required the nominative case after the verb “to be.” (Example: using “It is I” instead of “It is me” or “It’s me.”) I wanted to show how ridiculous we sound when we go overboard in the name of correctness.