EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me)

EXERCISE 24–4Pronoun case (such as I vs. me)

Select the correct pronoun in each sentence. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

1 of 10

From the minute we arrived in Iceland, the steep prices astonished Javier and (I / me).

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 1 of 10: From the minute we arrived in Iceland, the steep prices astonished Javier and (I / me).

2 of 10

Gudrun and Thorvald pointed out that (we / us) Americans were simply not used to life on an isolated island where almost everything has to be shipped in from hundreds of miles away.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 2 of 10: Gudrun and Thorvald pointed out that (we / us) Americans were simply not used to life on an isolated island where almost everything has to be shipped in from hundreds of miles away.

3 of 10

Gudrun explained that because the island is so isolated, Thorvald and (she / her), like most Icelanders, can trace their ancestry to the earliest settlers.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 3 of 10: Gudrun explained that because the island is so isolated, Thorvald and (she / her), like most Icelanders, can trace their ancestry to the earliest settlers.

4 of 10

No other country has natives as genetically isolated as (they / them).

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 4 of 10: No other country has natives as genetically isolated as (they / them).

5 of 10

This isolation has kept the Icelanders’ native language unchanged for centuries, and it was hard for (we / us) Americans to understand the locals’ devotion to keeping it that way.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 5 of 10: This isolation has kept the Icelanders’ native language unchanged for centuries, and it was hard for (we / us) Americans to understand the locals’ devotion to keeping it that way.

6 of 10

Thorvald said that although nearly all Icelanders speak excellent English they are protective of their language and worry about the possibility of (it / its) changing with the addition of foreign words.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 6 of 10: Thorvald said that although nearly all Icelanders speak excellent English they are protective of their language and worry about the possibility of (it / its) changing with the addition of foreign words.

7 of 10

Although no one was more delighted than (he / him) to learn up-to-date American slang, he supported Iceland’s language committee, which creates new compounds from ancient Icelandic words to name new foreign inventions such as computers.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 7 of 10: Although no one was more delighted than (he / him) to learn up-to-date American slang, he supported Iceland’s language committee, which creates new compounds from ancient Icelandic words to name new foreign inventions such as computers.

8 of 10

Thorvald mentioned that even new immigrants arriving in Iceland learn that a basic step toward citizenship is (them / their) adopting an Icelandic surname.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 8 of 10: Thorvald mentioned that even new immigrants arriving in Iceland learn that a basic step toward citizenship is (them / their) adopting an Icelandic surname.

9 of 10

Gudrun and Thorvald made up new Icelandic names for Javier and (I / me) on the spot.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 9 of 10: Gudrun and Thorvald made up new Icelandic names for Javier and (I / me) on the spot.

10 of 10

For the duration of our stay, our Icelandic hosts and (we / us) exchanged information about our very different cultures.

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EXERCISE 24–4 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - 10 of 10: For the duration of our stay, our Icelandic hosts and (we / us) exchanged information about our very different cultures.