PRONOUN CASE

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#421452 Thu, 20 Sep 07 07:27 AM

I am troubled over what pronoun case to use when referrring to two people in a single question?

Sentence #1 for example,can it be use to refer to two people simultaneously?

1. How was your day at school today? or sentences #2

2. How was school for the two of you today?

How was your day at school for you and Tom?

How was your day at school, Lisa and Tom?

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#421455 Thu, 20 Sep 07 07:30 AM

I presume you are talking to somebody. All are OK and understandable.

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#421854 Fri, 21 Sep 07 02:48 AM

I can I get some examples to how would you write these sentences in your own words.

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Yankee

#421856 Fri, 21 Sep 07 03:04 AM

Hi Archi

If you are talking directly to Tom and Lisa, you could also say something like this:

Hi, you two. How was school today?

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#422069 Fri, 21 Sep 07 04:38 PM

Thank you, Yankee. Your answer was most helpful.

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Clive

#422129 Fri, 21 Sep 07 06:11 PM

Hi,

You can also just look at both people and say simply 'How was your day at school?' They won't usually have any trouble understanding that you are talking to both of them.

Best wihses, Clive

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