Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 20.

example

My friend Megan and I love soda; (she, her) and (I, me) regularly have two cans a day each.

a. she/I

b. she/me

c. her/I

d. her/me

  1. Question

    However, a TV program on dental health started making (she, her) and (I, me) rethink our soda-drinking habit.

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: However, a TV program on dental health started making (she, her) and (I, me) rethink our soda-drinking habit.

  2. Question

    (She, Her) and (I, me) paid close attention as we watched a dentist, Dr. Jenine Summers, and her assistant, Ian, conduct an experiment.

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    		B.
    		3.
    		4.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: (She, Her) and (I, me) paid close attention as we watched a dentist, Dr. Jenine Summers, and her assistant, Ian, conduct an experiment.

  3. Question

    Dr. Summers asked Ian to place a tooth in a bottle of soda, and (she, her) and (he, him) observed what happened to the tooth.

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: Dr. Summers asked Ian to place a tooth in a bottle of soda, and (she, her) and (he, him) observed what happened to the tooth.

  4. Question

    Megan and (I, me) watched as time-lapse photography showed how the tooth changed from day to day.

    		A.
    		B.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: Megan and (I, me) watched as time-lapse photography showed how the tooth changed from day to day.

  5. Question

    The result of the experiment surprised (she, her) and (I, me).

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: The result of the experiment surprised (she, her) and (I, me).

  6. Question

    At the end of the experiment, Dr. Summers and Ian looked in the bottle of soda for the tooth, and (she, her) and (he, him) showed that it had disappeared.

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: At the end of the experiment, Dr. Summers and Ian looked in the bottle of soda for the tooth, and (she, her) and (he, him) showed that it had disappeared.

  7. Question

    (They, Them) and (we, us) said “Wow” at the same time.

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    		B.
    		C.
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    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: (They, Them) and (we, us) said “Wow” at the same time.

  8. Question

    Dr. Summers explained how acids in the soda broke down the tooth; her comments about soda’s sugar content were equally shocking to Megan and (I, me).

    		A.
    		B.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: Dr. Summers explained how acids in the soda broke down the tooth; her comments about soda’s sugar content were equally shocking to Megan and (I, me).

  9. Question

    Megan and (I, me) learned that each can of soda we drink contains about ten teaspoons of sugar, which creates even more tooth-dissolving acid and contributes to weight gain.

    		A.
    		B.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: Megan and (I, me) learned that each can of soda we drink contains about ten teaspoons of sugar, which creates even more tooth-dissolving acid and contributes to weight gain.

  10. Question

    Therefore, (we, us) and some other friends have decided to ban soda from our refrigerators.

    		A.
    		B.
    Editing Pronouns in Compound Constructions - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun(s).: Therefore, (we, us) and some other friends have decided to ban soda from our refrigerators.