# | 1 | If there is an error, type the correction. If no error, type c. | | She and me traveled together in France. | | | | The answer is I. Subjects take subjective case. Also, remember | that ``I'' is always capitalized. | I
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1 | 2 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | It was her who came to my house for Christmas. | | | | The answer is she. Because of the linking verb ``was,'' the pronoun | needed must be subjective case. Predicate nouns take subjective case. | she |
2 | 3 | Type correction or enter c if there is no error. | | It was she whom came to our house for Christmas. | | | | The answer is who. ``Who'' is the subject of the dependent clause | ``who came to our house.'' | who |
3 | 4 | Type the correction or enter c if there are no errors. | | That is your paper, not mine. | | | | Everything is just right. No errors. | Press ENTER. | c |
4 | 5 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Loni approved of him taking the class. | | | | The answer is his. This shows possession. This example was not covered | in the tutorial. Use possessive case before the gerund. | his |
5 | 6 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Loni approved of his taking the class. | | | | This one is correct. Use the possessive case before the gerund. | | c |
6 | 7 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Jennifer met he last summer at the University of Utah. | | | | The answer is him. Here the pronoun is used as a direct object of the | verb ``met.'' | him |
7 | 8 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Please give she the paper that is on my desk. | | | | The answer is her. ``Her'' is needed as an indirect object. All | objects take the objective case. | her |
8 | 9 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | The assignment on the English paper was hard for us. | | | | This one is correct. | Press ENTER. | c |
9 | 10 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | My students did not expect I to entertain them. | | | | The answer is me. ``Me'' is the subject of the infinitive ``to | entertain.'' Subjects of infinitives always take objective case. | me |
10 | 11 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | We, my wife and me, are responsible for bringing the salads. | | | | The answer is I. The apposititive needs to be the same case as ``we.'' | Spend some time with the tutorial. It will help. | I |
11 | 12 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Let's you and I go together to Texas. | | | | The answer is me. Here the pronoun requires the objective case. The | pronoun needs to be the same case as ``us'' (let us). | me |
12 | 13 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Two students, John and me, requested to take the test on another day. | | | | The answer is I. ``I'' here is an appositive. The word it in | apposition to is ``students.'' The needed case is subjective. | I |
13 | 14 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Our team was represented by two players, Robert and I. | | | | The answer is me. ``Robert and me'' are appositives. They relate to | ``players'' which is the object of the preposition ``by.'' | me |
14 | 15 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | The dance depended heavily on two musicians, Martha and me. | | | | The sentence is correct. ``Me'' is an appositive. The words it relates | to in ``musicians'' which is the object of the preposition ``on.'' | c |
15 | 16 | What is the objective case of I? | | Type your answer. | | | | The answer is me. | | me |
16 | 17 | What is the objective case of the pronoun ``he''? | | Type your answer. | | | | The answer is him. Press ENTER. | | him |
17 | 18 | What is the objective case of the pronoun ``who''? | | Type your answer. | | | | The answer is whom. Press ENTER. | | whom |
18 | 19 | What is the possessive case of the pronoun ``who''? | | Type your answer. | | | | The answer is ``whose.'' Press ENTER. | | whose |
19 | 20 | What is the subjective case of the pronoun ``them''? | | Type your answer. | | | | The answer is ``they.'' Press ENTER. | | they |
20 | 21 | What is the subjective case of the pronoun ``us''? | | Type your answer. | | | | The answer is ``we.'' Press ENTER. | | we |
21 | 22 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | My brother and I share expenses for our apartment. | | | | This is correct. Press ENTER. | | c |
22 | 23 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | My brother and me share expenses for our apartment. | | | | You may talk like this but you shouldn't. You need ``my brother and I.'' | Press ENTER. | I |
23 | 24 | Type the correction for enter c if there is no error. | | Mark would not let us students go into the lab. | | | | This is correct. ``Us'' is the subject of the infinitive [to] go. | Subjects of infinitives require the objective case. | c |
24 | 25 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | My mother and me arrived early on the campus so we could find a place | to park. | | | The answer is ``I.'' ``Mother and I'' are both subjects of the verb | ``arrived.'' Did you remember to capitalize I? | I |
25 | 26 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | After the football games, us boys often study together. | | | | The answer is ``we.'' ``We'' is the subject of the verb ``study.'' | ``Boys'' is an appositive. | we |
26 | 27 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Last semester the college hired Tom and him. | | | | The answer is c. ``Tom and him'' are direct objects; therefore, we need | an objective case pronoun. | c |
27 | 28 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | The college will employ whomever is willing to work. | | | | The answer is ``whoever.'' ``Whoever'' is the subject of ``is willing | to work.'' The noun clause is used as the object of ``will employ.'' | whoever |
28 | 29 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | The students have respect for whomever is their bishop. | | | | The answer is ``whoever.'' ``Whoever'' is the subject of the verb | ``is.'' The clause, whoever is their bishop, is the object of ``for.'' | whoever |
29 | 30 | Type the correction of enter c if there is no error. | | Mark is a president whom I feel all the students can trust. | | | | The answer is whom. ``Whom'' is the direct object of ``can trust.'' | ``All the students can trust whom'' is a noun clause. | c |
30 | 31 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Mark is a president who I feel all the students can trust. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is the direct ofject of the verb | ``can trust.'' ``All the students can trust whom'' is a noun clause. | whom |
31 | 32 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | President Jones is a man who we all trust. | | | | The answer is whom. ``Whom`` is a direct object of the verb ``trust.'' | ``We all trust whom'' is an adjective clause which modifies ``man.'' | whom |
32 | 33 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | My sister, Shirlene, is older the me. | | | | The answer is ``I.'' We have an understood verb, ``older then I [am.]'' | | I |
33 | 34 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | You are older than he. | | | | The answer is c. There is an understood verb, ``older than he [is].'' | ``He'' is used as a subject and requires the subjective case. | c |
34 | 35 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | You are as intelligent as they. | | | | The answer is c. ``They'' has an understood verb, ``as they [are].'' | As a subject, ``they'' is subjective case. | c |
35 | 36 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | You are as fast as them. | | | | The answer is ``they.'' There is an understood verb here, ``as fast | as they [are].'' The subjective case is needed. | they |
36 | 37 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | Could you tell me for who the bell are ringing? | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' The word needed here is an object of the | preposition ``for.'' ``For whom are the bells ringing?'' | whom |
37 | 38 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | To whom did you give the cookies? | | | | The answer is c. ``To'' is a preposition here so we need the objective | case, ``whom.'' | c |
38 | 39 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | I called out, ``Who is there?'' | | | | The answer is c. ``Who'' is the subject of the verb ``is.'' | | c |
39 | 40 | Type the correct choice. | | Susan, (who, whom) lives in the 4th Dorm, was chosen Woman of the | Year. | | | Choose who. ``Who'' is the subject of ``lives.'' | | who |
40 | 41 | Type the right choice. | | My father is a man (who, whom) I greatly admire. | | | | The answer is whom. ``Whom'' is a direct object, ``I admire whom.'' | ``I greatly admire whom'' is an adjective clause. | whom |
41 | 42 | The the correct choice. | | The professor was an ornithologist to (who, whom) the research money was | given. | | | The answer is whom. You need an object of the preposition ``to.'' | That makes the case objective. | whom |
42 | 43 | Type the correct choice. | | (whoever, whomever) wants the book is standing near the door. | | | Don't capitalize your answer. | The answer is ``whoever.'' This word is the subject of the noun clause, | ``whoever wants the book.'' | whoever |
43 | 44 | Type the correct choice. | | Do you know the name of the student (who, whom) it is claimed climbed | the Grand Teton last week? | | | The answer is ``who.'' Here ``who'' is used of the subject of the verb | ``climbed.'' ``Who climbed the Grand Teton'' is an adjective clause. | who |
44 | 45 | Type the correct choice. | | Bill, (who, whom) the students think is a poor shooter, won the game | last week for Ricks College. | | | The answer is whom. ``Whom'' is a direct object, ``students think | whom'' is a noun clause, the subject of ``is.'' | whom |
45 | 46 | Type the correct choice. | | Bill is a debator (who, whom), I believe, will never pass up an | argument. | | | The answer is ``who.'' Here ``who'' is used as the subject of ``will | pass.'' The pronoun's case is determined by its use within the clause. | who |
46 | 47 | Type the correct choice. | | Are these the players (who, whom) your father talked about? | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' In this sentence ``whom'' is the object of the | preposition, ``about.'' Say ``Father talked about whom?'' | whom |
47 | 48 | Type the correct choice. | | (whoever, whomever) will be the new teacher is not yet known. | | | Don't capitalize your answer. | The answer is ``whoever.'' ``Whoever'' is used as the subject of the | noun clause, ``Whoever will be teacher.'' ``Is'' is the main verb. | whoever |
48 | 49 | Type the correct choice. | | (who, whom) he will invite to dinner is not yet know. | | | Don't capitalize your answer. | The answer is ``whom.'' Here ``whom'' is used as the direct object of | the noun clause, ``he will invite whom to dinner.'' | whom |
49 | 50 | Type the correct choice. | | The teacher (who, whom) she loved has gone back to school. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' Here ``whom'' is the direct object of ``loved.'' | | whom |
50 | 51 | Type the correct word or enter c if there is no error. | | I'll tell you one thing, him leaving school before the semester ended | was no surprise. | | | The answer is ``his.'' A pronoun immediately before the gerund will | take the possessive case. | his |
51 | 52 | Type the correct word or enter c if there is no error. | | Brother Hackworth approved of him going on the field trip. | | | | The answer is ``his.'' A pronoun immediately before the gerund usually | takes the possessive case. | his |
52 | 53 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | We expected the new president to be him. | | | | The answer is ``he.'' Objects of infinitives will take the objective | case. The subject of this infinitive is ``president.'' | c |
53 | 54 | Type the correction or enter c if there is no error. | | We expected the new president to be she. | | | | The answer is ``her.'' Objects of infinitives take the objective case. | The subject of this infinitive is ``president.'' | her |
54 | 55 | The the correction or enter c. c = correct. | | Just between you and me, both her neighbor and she are in love with him. | | | | Although we pleanty of vague pronouns, they are all used correctly. | ``Neighbor and she'' are subjects of the verb ``are.'' | c |
55 | 56 | Type the correction or enter c. c = correct | | The winners of the writing contest, you and her, deserve a trip to | Sugar City, the vacation center of Idaho. | | | The answer is ``she.'' This pronoun is an appositive. It takes the same | case as the word to which it refers, that is ``winners.'' | she |
56 | 57 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct | | It is Mike and her whom she hates. | | | | The answer is ``she.'' ``Mike and she'' are both predicate nouns. | Notice the linking verb, ``is.'' ``Whom'' is used correctly. | she |
57 | 58 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct | | The teacher blames Bertha Sue and her, not you and I. | | | | The answer is ``me.'' ``Bertha Sue'' and all the pronouns are direct | objects. Teacher blames Bertha. Teacher blames me. Teacher blames her. | me |
58 | 59 | Type the correction or c. c = correct. | | Bertha Sue's teasing did not bother Mark or me. | | | | The answer is c. ``Me'' is a direct object. Say ``teasing did bother | whom?'' The answer, the direct object, is ``me.'' | c |
59 | 60 | Type the correction or c. c = correct. | | Since Bertha Sue eats a lot more than me, she weighs more than I. | | | | The answer is ``I.'' The second use of ``I'' should have given you a | clue. Think, ``Bertha eats more than I [eat].'' | I |
60 | 61 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Let's you and me send a wedding invitation to Bertha Sue and him. | | | | The answer is c. ``You and me'' are appositives. They require the same | case as ``us.'' ``Let's'' means [you] let us. | c |
61 | 62 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Let's you and I send a wedding invitation to Bertha Sue and him. | | | | The answer is ``me.'' ``You and me'' are appositives referring to | ``us.'' ``Let's'' means ``[You] let us.'' ``Us'' is objective case. | me |
62 | 63 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Brother Hackworth asked us students to write an essay about someone | whom we greatly admired. | | | The answer is c. ``Us'' requires the same case as ``students.'' | ``Whom'' is the direct object of ``admired.'' | c |
63 | 64 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Brother Hackworth asked we students to write an essay about someone | whom we greatly admired. | | | The answer is ``us.'' Here the pronoun requires the same case as | ``students.'' ``Whom'' is the direct object of the verb ``admired.'' | us |
64 | 65 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Professor Linsay introduced Bertha Sue to Markie, who I think is a BYU | senior. | | | The answer is c. ``Who'' is the subject of the verb ``is.'' The case | of ``who and whom'' depends on their usage within the clause. | c |
65 | 66 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Just before grades are figured, us students always cooperate with our | teachers. | | | The answer is ``we.'' ``We'' is the subject of ``cooperate'' and | ``students'' is an appositive. | we |
66 | 67 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | We love our English teacher, who we respect and who respect us. | | | | The answer is ``whom, whom we respect.'' Turn this around and say, | ``We respect whom.'' ``Whom'' is the direct object. | whom |
67 | 68 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | The Dean of Students objected to my buying beer for my pet bird. | | | | The answer is c. A pronoun immediately before the gerund is usually | possessive case. | c |
68 | 69 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | The Dean of Students objected to me buying beer for my pet bird. | | | | The answer is ``my.'' A pronoun immediately before the gerund usually | takes the possessive case. | my |
69 | 70 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | The Dean of Students wanted us, Bertha Sue, you, and I, to clean our | potato chips from off his desk. | | | The answer is ``me.'' The pronoun here takes the objective case. | ``Bertha Sue, you, and I'' are appositions referring to ``us.'' | me |
70 | 71 | Type the correct word. | | (Whom, Who) do you think is the best shooter on the basketball team? | | | Be sure to capitalize your answer. | The answer is ``who.'' ``Who'' is used here as the subject of the verb | ``is.'' Or ``who'' is a predicate noun, ``shooter is who.'' | Who |
71 | 72 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | It was me who made the mistake. | | | | The answer is ``I.'' ``I'' is a predicate noun. ``Who'' is the subject | of the verb ``made.'' | I |
72 | 73 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Between you and me, I prefer to eat at the Nordic Landing. | | | | The answer is c. ``Me'' is the object of the preposition ``between.'' | | c |
73 | 74 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | My sister Shirlene, who I have told you of, broke her leg last week. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' Here ``whom'' is the object of the preposition | ``of.'' The word order is just reversed. ``of whom I have told you.'' | whom |
74 | 75 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | On Thursday us boys all landed at the Salt Lake International Airport. | | | | The answer is ``we.'' ``We'' is the subject of the verb ``landed.'' | | we |
75 | 76 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | On Thursday we boys landed at the Salt Lake International Airport. | | | | The answer is c. ``We'' is the subject of the verb ``landed.'' | ``Boys'' is an appositive. | c |
76 | 77 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | My boys can do the computer programming as well as me. | | | | The answer is ``I.'' Realize that you have an understood verb. | Think ``as well as I [can do].'' | I |
77 | 78 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Stuffins, who claims a Christian point of view, reminds me of a Nazi. | | | | The answer is c. ``Who'' is the subject of the verb ``claims.'' | | c |
78 | 79 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | He thinks she is I. | | | | The answer is c. ``She'' is the subject and ``I'' is a predicate | noun (pronoun). | c |
79 | 80 | Type the correction or press c. c = correct. | | Bertha Sue did not approve of she being rejected as Woman of the Year. | | | | The answer is ``her.'' A pronoun immediately before the gerund | usually requires the possessive case. | her |
80 | 81 | Type the correct word. | | Convincing (us, we) students to revise our papers is not easy. | | | | The answer is ``us.'' Convincing who? Us is an object; students is an | appositive. Convincing is a gerund. | us |
81 | 82 | Type the correct word. | | After the dance, (we, us) both decided to go home early. | | | | The answer is ``we.'' ``We'' is the subject of ``decided.'' ``Both'' | is an apposivtive. | we |
82 | 83 | Type the correct word. | | After Randy drove home, that left (her, she) with only one rider. | | | | The answer is ``her.'' ``Her'' is a direct object. Say ``That left | who?'' The answer is ``her.'' | her |
83 | 84 | Type the correct word. | | Obtaining enough protein is important to (us, we) vegetarians. | | | | The answer is ``us.'' ``To'' is a preposition. ``Us'' is the object | of the preposition. ``Vegetarians'' is an appositive. | us |
84 | 85 | Type the correct word. | | These are (them, they). | | | | The answer is ``they.'' The word needed here will be a predicate noun, | (a subject complement). | they |
85 | 86 | Type the correct word. | | During the Christmas break, (them, their) flying to Boston was a great | opportunity. | | | The answer is ``their.'' Use the possessive case before a gerund. | Remember that a gerund is used as a noun. | their |
86 | 87 | Type the correct word. | | The student (who, whom) they elected was experienced. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is used as a direct object. Say, | ``They elected whom.'' This is an adjective clause. | whom |
87 | 88 | Type the correct word. | | We didn't know (who, whom) they were laughing at. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is the object of the preposition, | ``at.'' Say, ``They were laughing at whom.'' | whom |
88 | 89 | Type the correct word. | | Frank won the election. Electing (he, him) was easy. | | | | The answer is ``him.'' ``Him'' is the object of the gerund ``electing.'' | ``Electing him'' is the subject of the verb ``was.'' | him |
89 | 90 | Type the correct word. | | President Rogers asked (I, me) to speak at graduation. | | | | The answer is ``me.'' Use the objective case for subjects of the | infinitive. Notice, ``me to speak.'' | me |
90 | 91 | Type the correct word. | | Mark and I left, but Sue and (her, she) stayed. | | | | The answer is ``she.'' ``Sue and she'' are subject of the verb, | ``stayed.'' | she |
91 | 92 | Type the correct word. | | The best student is our English class was (she, her). | | | | The answer is ``she.'' You need the subjective case here. Notice the | linking verb ``was.'' That can give you a predicate noun. | she |
92 | 93 | Type the correct word. | | Instead of getting a date for Saturday, (we, us) roommates will go to | Idaho Falls. | | | The answer is ``we.'' The word needed is the subject of the verb, ``will | go.'' ``Roommates'' is an appositive. | we |
93 | 94 | Type the correct word. | | Bertha Sue said she knows two movie stars, Burt Reynolds and (him, he). | | | | The answer is ``him.'' ``Burt and him'' are appositives relating to | ``stars.'' ``Stars'' is a direct object. | him |
94 | 95 | Type the correct word. | | Some of (we, us) students are planning to attend the concert in | Pocatello. | | | The answer is ``us.'' ``Us'' is the object of the preposition, ``of.'' | ``Students'' is an apposition relating to ``us.'' | us |
95 | 96 | Type the correct word. | | The bikers in my family, my father and (me, I), travel each summer to | the Northwest. | | | The answer is ``I.'' ``Father and I'' are appositions relating to | ``bikers.'' ``Bikers'' is the subject of ``travel.'' | I |
96 | 97 | Type the correct word. | | We want to find out (who, whom) left the freezer door open. | | | | The answer is ``who.'' Here the subject of ``left'' is ``who.'' | | who |
97 | 98 | Type the correct word. | | I wish I knew (who, whom) the pizza was for. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' ``Whom'' is the object of the preposition | ``for.'' Say, ``The pizza was for whom.'' | whom |
98 | 99 | Type the correct word. | | Although I asked, I still don't know (who, whom) the teacher appointed. | | | | The answer is ``whom.'' Here ``whom'' is a direct object. Say, ``The | teacher appointed whom.'' | whom |
99 | 100 | Type the correct word. | | The manager was reluctant to let (us, we) ruffians live in the dorm. | | | | The answer is ``us.'' ``Us'' is the object of the infinitive ``to let.'' | ``Ruffians'' is an appositive relating to ``us.'' | us
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