Exercise 5–1: Using Pronouns Correctly

Replace any pronouns used incorrectly in the following sentences. Explain why each was incorrect. (Consider all these examples as written — not spoken — English, so apply the rules strictly.) Some sentences may be correct. Answers for the lettered sentences appear at the end of the handbook. Example:

That is her, the new university president, at the podium.

That is she, the new university president, at the podium. [She is a subject complement.]

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