Exercise 41.2 Identifying appropriate pronouns

EXERCISE 41.2

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.

Answer: their

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

    Question

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    Max has had more car accidents than Gabriella, but he still insists he is a better driver than (she / her).
  2. Swimming with Hank and (they / them) reminded me of summers at the lake.

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    Swimming with Hank and (they / them) reminded me of summers at the lake.
  3. The coach gave honorable-mention ribbons to the two who didn’t win any races—Aiden and (I / me).

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    The coach gave honorable-mention ribbons to the two who didn’t win any races—Aiden and (I / me).
  4. There seemed to be no reason for (them / their) voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.

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    There seemed to be no reason for (them / their) voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.
  5. Tomorrow (we / us) recruits will have our first on-the-job test.

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