Editing Pronouns in Comparisons

In each of the following sentences, a pronoun is underlined. If the pronoun is incorrect, choose the correct one. If the pronoun is correct, choose Correct.

For help with this exercise, see chapter 26 of Real Essays 5e.

Example

  1. I chose to go to a private university instead of a public one like my brother Anthony, and, as a result, I had to take out more student loans than him.
    1. me
    2. he
    3. Correct
  1. Question 1.458

    Our parents are worried because when they went to college they did not need to borrow as much as he or me.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  2. Question 1.459

    However, we know better than them what is necessary to get an education these days.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  3. Question 1.460

    For Anthony as well as for I, borrowing money is part of today’s reality.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  4. Question 1.461

    More than two-thirds of American college students are in the same position as we.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  5. Question 1.462

    The average college student will graduate with $24,000 in debt, a little more than Anthony but a little less than me.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  6. Question 1.463

    No one is more confident than me, though, that I can repay the loans quickly.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  7. Question 1.464

    Even though the average graduate takes fifteen years to repay his or her loans, I think getting out of debt will be easier for I than for the average graduate.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  8. Question 1.465

    Balancing several jobs is not as difficult for I as it is for some people.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  9. Question 1.466

    Anthony will probably take longer than me to pay back his loans because he plans to go to graduate school and defer payment.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  10. Question 1.467

    However, getting out of debt before I am thirty means more to me than to him.

    A.
    B.
    C.