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I don't care for him so much. But she, I care a great deal for.

  1. In this scenario, isn't it correct to say "She" rather than than "Her?" (ex: Her, I care about vs. She, I care about.) My wife thinks it's "Her" instead of "She." Just trying to settle an argument.

  2. Is this sort of an improper way to shape the sentence? I feel like it's technically OK, but it's more acceptable to say "I don't care much for him, but I care a great deal for her.)

Kris
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Jared Cravens
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  • It works, note that there's no parallelism, though . "I don't care for him so much. But she (is one), I care a great deal for." We do not use her in this form. Alt: "I don't care for him so much. But I care a great deal for her." (The sentence structure is different; so the case.) HTH. – Kris Dec 05 '19 at 15:11
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    Well, we certainly do use her in that inversion. Your supposed "(is one)" deletion is rather a stretch, IMO. It's more likely that the for in the first sentence would still linger in the air and attempt to govern the pronoun in the second, at least until that final for. – Robusto Dec 05 '19 at 15:36
  • I agree that inferring "(is one)" is a stretch, and if you do insert it, then the comma does not belong. – jeffB Dec 05 '19 at 15:58
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    Possible duplicate of Is there a sentence that begins with “them”? (a good answer on the OSV structure). – Edwin Ashworth Dec 05 '19 at 16:02
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    It's OK to use She in paralle, if you don't move it, but rather copy it: i.e, But she, I care a great deal for her. Without the her, however, it's movement, and it would have to be her. – John Lawler Dec 05 '19 at 17:29

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No, in this scenario it is not correct to say "she". "She" is the object, not the subject.

You wouldn't say "I care a great deal for she." Changing the sentence order doesn't change that. It does change the rhythm and flow of the sentence; whether that's "proper" or not depends on your goal.

jeffB
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No, it should be 'her'. Because what you are saying is, I don't care for him but I do care for her.

Penny R
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