So, Gerald, you'd write, "I wonder if it is me who am wrong"?

Dick


On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Gerald Walton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In "you wonder if it is you who are wrong" "you" is the subject of "wonder."  "if it is you who are wrong" is a noun clause used as the direct object of the verb "wonder." "You" is a subjective complement of "it" in the clause "it is you." "who" is the subject of the adjective clause "who are wrong." Since "who" refers to "you," the verb must agree with "you." The verb "are" is therefore correct.
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>> In "You wonder if it's an error at all, or if, in fact, it is you who is wrong" the same is true. "Who" refers to "you." "You" is in second person; therefore "who is" is incorrect; it should be "you who are wrong." gww
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> On Feb 14, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Scott Carledge wrote:
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>> I would have said I wonder whether it is you who is wrong.  "I" am doing the
>> wondering; "it" is the subject of the next clause, "who" of the third
>> clause.
>> Scott
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