In which of the following sentences is the pronoun in the objective case?
A. He told Mary to stay off the porch until the paint dried.
B. Andy let Sarah borrow his pen to fill out the contest entry.
C. Grandma told them a story about Grandpa while the cookies baked.
D. Their dog has been digging up all of the rose bushes again.
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I believe it's D.
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Is it C?
Yes, it's C. The objective pronoun is them.
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it is c
To determine which sentence contains a pronoun in the objective case, we need to understand what the objective case is. The objective case is used when the pronoun is the direct or indirect object of a verb or when it serves as the object of a preposition.
Let's examine each sentence and identify the pronouns:
A. He told Mary to stay off the porch until the paint dried.
In this sentence, the pronouns "He" and "Mary" are present. However, "He" is in the subjective case (as the subject of the verb "told"), and "Mary" is in the possessive case (showing ownership of the porch).
B. Andy let Sarah borrow his pen to fill out the contest entry.
Here, the pronouns "Sarah" and "his" are mentioned. While "Sarah" is in the subjective case (as the direct object of the verb "let"), "his" is in the possessive case (indicating ownership of the pen).
C. Grandma told them a story about Grandpa while the cookies baked.
In this sentence, the pronoun "them" appears. "Them" is in the objective case, serving as the indirect object of the verb "told."
D. Their dog has been digging up all of the rose bushes again.
In this sentence, the pronoun "Their" is used, indicating possession. There is no pronoun in the objective case.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. "Grandma told them a story about Grandpa while the cookies baked," because the pronoun "them" is in the objective case, functioning as the indirect object of the verb "told."