I've come across a sentence, "The man wearing the red carnation will be he."
I'm not quite sure if the use of 'he' in this sentence is acceptable as I would use 'him' following the rule of the 3rd person object (him/her/it). Although if re-structured (He will be the man wearing the red carnation), the sentence is correct. It sounds off to me using 'he' instead of 'him' in this particular structure.
I encountered this sentence while taking an online grammar test.
Can anyone help clarify this?
Thanks!
I'm not quite sure if the use of 'he' in this sentence is acceptable as I would use 'him' following the rule of the 3rd person object (him/her/it). Although if re-structured (He will be the man wearing the red carnation), the sentence is correct. It sounds off to me using 'he' instead of 'him' in this particular structure.
I encountered this sentence while taking an online grammar test.
Can anyone help clarify this?
Thanks!