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C3A3dz2
Compound Subjects/Objects
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Confusion in pronoun usage frequently occurs with
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compound subjects or objects (she and I, him and me). The
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easiest way to determine the correct form of the pronoun is
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to look at each member of the compound subject or object
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separately, as in these examples:
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Marla and I went home.
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(
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Marla
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went home.
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I
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went home.)
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Kim Lee went with him and me.
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(Kim Lee went with
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him
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. Kim Lee went with
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me
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.)
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Bruce and he saw the movie.
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(
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Bruce
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saw the movie.
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He
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saw the movie.)
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When the compound subject is broken apart in this way,
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most native speakers will recognize the correct pronoun
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form.
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Note that the first person pronouns (I, me; we, us) always
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appear last in compound subjects and objects.
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