EXERCISE G3–13 Pronoun case (such as {em}I{/em} vs. {em}me{/em})

EXERCISE G3-13Pronoun case (such as I vs. me)

Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in pronoun case. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

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Rick applied for the job even though he heard that other candi-dates were more experienced than he.

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Suggested revision: Correct [But the writer could change the end of the sentence: . . . than he was.]
EXERCISE G3-13 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in pronoun case. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Rick applied for the job even though he heard that other candi-dates were more experienced than he.

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The volleyball team could not believe that the coach was she.

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Suggested revision: Correct [But the writer could change the end of the sentence: . . . that she was the coach.]
EXERCISE G3-13 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in pronoun case. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The volleyball team could not believe that the coach was she.

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She appreciated him telling the truth in such a difficult situation.

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Suggested revision: She appreciated his telling the truth in such a difficult situation.
EXERCISE G3-13 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in pronoun case. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - She appreciated him telling the truth in such a difficult situation.

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The director has asked you and I to draft a proposal for a new recycling plan.

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Suggested revision: The director has asked you and me to draft a proposal for a new recycling plan.
EXERCISE G3-13 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in pronoun case. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The director has asked you and I to draft a proposal for a new recycling plan.

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Five close friends and myself rented a station wagon, packed it with food, and drove two hundred miles to Mardi Gras.

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Suggested revision: Five close friends and I rented a station wagon, packed it with food, and drove two hundred miles to Mardi Gras.
EXERCISE G3-13 Pronoun case (such as I vs. me Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) - Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in pronoun case. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Five close friends and myself rented a station wagon, packed it with food, and drove two hundred miles to Mardi Gras.