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Which is correct???


"both she and her husband are ill"
"both her and her husband are ill"

Re: Which is correct???

Both she / *her and her husband are ill.

Only the nominative (subjective) "she" is possible since it is part of a noun phrase acting as subject. Pronouns functioning as subjects of finite clauses take nominative case.



PaulM