EXERCISE 34.2

Identify the appropriate pronoun from the pair in parentheses in each of the following sentences.

Example:

The possibility of (their / them) succeeding never occurred to me.

Pronoun: their

  1. Max has had more car accidents than Gabriella, but he still insists he is a better driver than (she / her).

    		A.
    		B.
    she

  2. Fixing the dock with Hank and (they / them) reminded me of our summers at the lake.

    		A.
    		B.
    them

  3. The coach gave honorable-mention ribbons to the two who didn’t win any races—Aiden and (I / me).

    		A.
    		B.
    me

  4. There seemed to be no reason for (them / their) voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.

    		A.
    		B.
    their

  5. Tomorrow (we / us) recruits will have our first on-the-job test.

    		A.
    		B.
    we