Nominative or Objective after To Be?

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1

<p>Is it</p>

<p>It is him.</p>

<p>or</p>

<p>It is he.</p>

2

<p>"It is he." However, almost nobody uses this anymore, and I doubt it would beon the SAT.</p>

3

<p>So are both variations commonly accepted?</p>

4

<p>"It is he" is proper. Linking verbs cannot take objects, only predicate nominatives and adjectives.</p>

5

<p>it is him is accepted in speech, not formal writing, and sat's would expect it is he.</p>

6

<p>Grammatically "it is he" is definately correct, but today's spoken language has obscured the idea of what is right in most peoples' minds.</p>