Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2

Click on the correct pronoun in the parentheses.

For help with this exercise, see Pronoun case.

Example

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undefined. From the minute we arrived in Iceland, the steep prices astonished Javier and (I / me).
◯ I
◯ me
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 1

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undefined. 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.
◯ we
◯ us
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 2

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undefined. Gudrun explained that because the island is so isolated, Thorvald and (she / her), like most Icelanders, can trace their ancestry to the earliest settlers.
◯ she
◯ her
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 3

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undefined. No other country has natives as genetically isolated as (they / them).
◯ they
◯ them
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 4

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undefined. 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.
◯ we
◯ us
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 5

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undefined. 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.
◯ It
◯ its
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 6

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undefined. 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.
◯ he
◯ him
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 7

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undefined. Thorvald mentioned that even new immigrants arriving in Iceland learn that a basic step toward citizenship is (them / their) adopting an Icelandic surname.
◯ them
◯ their
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 8

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undefined. Gudrun and Thorvald made up new Icelandic names for Javier and (I / me) on the spot.
◯ I
◯ me
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 9

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undefined. For the duration of our stay, our Icelandic hosts and (we / us) exchanged information about our very different cultures.
◯ we
◯ us
Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 – 10