Question

Choose the correct pronouns:
It was (he, him) who encouraged (I, me) while (I, we) was sunk in despair.

• A. him, me, I
• B. him, I, we
  
• C. he, me, we
  
• D. he, me, I
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D he, me, I

We need to use the nominative case of the pronoun after a linking verb. So, we must use 'It was he' where 'was' is the linking verb. The next pronoun will be in the objective case/accusatory case, so will be 'me'. The third pronoun is the subject of the 'sinking', so must be in the nominative case. Hence, it will be 'I'.