Object pronouns or subject pronouns
1. It was ( him/he ) with the egg.
2. It was ( they/them ) who knocked on the door last night.
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i think it should be
1. It was him with the egg.
2. It was them who knocked on the door last night.
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Hi Reza
1.= Him 2.= Them.
Kind regards
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That should be "copulative" in my comment.
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I agree with Susan612. The correct answers are he and they.
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Technically, the subject pronoun is correct in these examples. "To be" is a coplulative verb and connects noun phrases of the same case. However in actual usage, it is common to hear the object pronouns used as well, particularly with "who" phrases.
See here for a discussion: http://painintheenglish.com/case/642/
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