From: Tim Elario
Message: 247
Date: 2000-12-06
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From: "Deep Stream" <DeepStream@...>
To: <norse_course@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 4:58 AM
Subject: RE: [norse_course] Solutions to lesson one
> Hi Lynda,
>
> --- Lynda Maynard <lyndamaynard@...> wrote:
> > I'm not positive about the cases, but in the
> > sentences "This is she" and
> > "that was nothing." the words 'this' and 'that'
> > are definitely pronouns. And
>
> Demonstrative Pronouns. But we haven't had any of
> those yet, have we?
>
> > even though we lazy Americans usually say "this
> > is her", it is improper
> > usage and "This is she" is actually correct
> > grammatically.
>
> Yes, as noted in lesson one, both the pronouns in
> "This is she" are "compliments". Or is "this" the
> subject and "she" the compliment? Doesn't matter
> in Old Norse, as the verb "to be" is defined as
> taking *two* "nominatives" - thus both words
> would be in the nominative, regardless of which
> one an English speaker would call the Subject
> and which one the Compliment.