a: Linking verb ~
b: symmetric property in math

What: "Honestly, it does sound a little weird because we're used to hearing "It is me" and "This is her." But a sentence with a linking verb is like the symmetric property in math: If A = B, then B = A. Since there is no action verb, the linking verb functions like an equal sign. So if "She is this," then "This is she." We certainly wouldn't say, "Her is this.""

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Writer: Julie Glover
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Date: Oct 10 2013 4:28 PM


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