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à 7.5èAgreement With Pronouns
ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the pronoun
appropriately used as the object of the preposition.
âS:ë I saw beneath Fred and he.
#êê Tom was above Sarah and ╕them╗.
êê Give the stump to Marie and I.
#êê Paul had to choose between Al, ╕her╗, and ╕us╗.
éS
ëPronoun objects of the preposition must be object case pronouns:
#╖me, him, her, us, them╗.ïThe subject case pronouns ╖I, he, she, we, ╗
#and╖ they╗ are never used as objects.ïSince ╖you╗ and ╖it╗ do not
change their form in either the subject or object case, they are not
a problem.ïAlthough many country music lyrics include expressions
#like ╖between you and I╗ (mostly for the sake of rhyme), note that ╖I╗,
a subject case pronoun, is not the appropriate pronoun to use as an
object of a preposition in conventional writing.ïYou should substi-
#tute the object case pronoun ╖me╗.
1.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains the correct
pronoun as the object of a preposition?
A)ïBelow Sarah and he are fifty snakes.
B)ïI live next to Traci and they.
C)ïBesides Lee and us, who else knows about the loot?
D)ïå
ü
#ëIn the prepositional phrase ╢besides Lee and us, us╗, an object
case pronoun, is used correctly.ïIn the other prepositional phrases
#╖below Sarah and He╗, and ╖next to Traci and they╗, both ╖he╗ and ╖they╗
are subject case pronouns.ïTherefore they can not function as objects.
#╖Him╗ should replace ╖he╗, and ╖them╗ should replace ╖they╗.
Ç C
2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains the correct
pronoun as the object of a preposition?
A)ïSituated between James and her was a box of worms.
B)ïAbove Jules, Jim and I was a caterpillar.
C)ïMake way for crazy Jane, the bishop, and we!
D)ïå
ü
#ëIn the prepositional phrase ╢between James and her, her╗, an object
case pronoun, is correctly used.ïIn the other prepositional phrases
#╖above Jules, Jim and I╗ and ╖for crazy Jane, the bishop, and we╗, both
#╖I╖╖╗ and ╖we╗ are incorrect choices because they are subject case pro-
#nouns.ï╖Me╗ should replace ╖I╗, and ╖us╗ should replace ╖we╗.
Ç A
3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains the correct
pronoun as the object of a preposition?
A)ïOn top of Frank and she were butterflies.
B)ïI frowned at Pauline and he.
C)ïBring the bags to Stephanie and me.
D)ïå
ü
#ëIn the prepositional phrase ╢to Stephanie and me, me╗ an object
case pronoun, is used correctly.ïIn the other prepositional phrases,
#╖on top of Frank and she╗, and ╖at Pauline and he╗, both ╖he╗ and╖ she╗
#are incorrect choices because they are subject case pronouns.ï╖Her
#should replace ╖she╗, and ╖him╗ should replace ╖he╗.
Ç C
4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains the correct
pronoun as the object of a preposition?
A)ïBetween you and I, Sylvia is not worthy to be boss.
B)ïSoaring above Hank and they, I grinned.
C)ïHuddled among the converts and we were some of the unfaithful.
D)ïå
ü å of ç sentences contain object case pronouns that func-
#tion as objects of prepositions.ïIn the prepositional phrases ╖╗╗╖be-
#╖tween you and I, above Hank and they,╗ and ╖among the converts and
#╖we, I, the pronouns they╗ and╖ we╗ are incorrectly used because they
#are subject pronouns.ï╖Me╗ should replace ╖I, them╗ should replace
#╖they╗, and ╖us ╗should replace ╖we╗.
Ç D