Choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses in each of the following sentences.
1. Tiger Woods is a role model for (we, us) golfers.
2. Miss Jefferson, (we, us) students want to thank you for all your help.
3. (We, Us) contestants shook hands warmly.
4. The woman gave (we, us) girls five dollars for shoveling the snow.
5. The attorneys politely answered the questions from (we, us) reporters.
6. For (we, us) volunteers, service is its own reward.
7. Frank loaned (we, us) fans two classical tapes.
8. The huge dog knocked (we, us) joggers off the sidewalk.
9. (We, Us) actors need to rehearse again before Friday night.
10. The new team members were (we, us) boys.
1.us
2.we
3.we
4.us
5.we
6.we
7.us
8.us
9.we
10.us
70% -- 7 are right.
Hint: Ignore the noun following the pronoun.
5. us
6. we
10. we
5 and 10 are now right.
6 is wrong.
"For we, service is its own reward." ????
To choose the correct form of the pronoun in each sentence, you need to determine if the pronoun is being used as the subject or the object of the sentence.
1. Tiger Woods is a role model for (we, us) golfers.
Since "we" is the subject of the sentence, the correct form of the pronoun is "we." Therefore, the correct answer is "we."
2. Miss Jefferson, (we, us) students want to thank you for all your help.
In this sentence, "us" is the direct object of the verb "want to thank." Therefore, the correct form of the pronoun is "us." Therefore, the correct answer is "us."
3. (We, Us) contestants shook hands warmly.
In this sentence, "we" is the subject of the sentence. Therefore, the correct answer is "we."
4. The woman gave (we, us) girls five dollars for shoveling the snow.
In this sentence, "us" is the indirect object of the verb "gave." Therefore, the correct form of the pronoun is "us." Therefore, the correct answer is "us."
5. The attorneys politely answered the questions from (we, us) reporters.
Since "we" is the subject of the preposition "from," the correct form of the pronoun is "we." Therefore, the correct answer is "we."
6. For (we, us) volunteers, service is its own reward.
In this sentence, "we" is the object of the preposition "for." Therefore, the correct form of the pronoun is "us." Therefore, the correct answer is "us."
7. Frank loaned (we, us) fans two classical tapes.
In this sentence, "us" is the direct object of the verb "loaned." Therefore, the correct form of the pronoun is "us." Therefore, the correct answer is "us."
8. The huge dog knocked (we, us) joggers off the sidewalk.
In this sentence, "us" is the direct object of the verb "knocked." Therefore, the correct form of the pronoun is "us." Therefore, the correct answer is "us."
9. (We, Us) actors need to rehearse again before Friday night.
Since "we" is the subject of the sentence, the correct form of the pronoun is "we." Therefore, the correct answer is "we."
10. The new team members were (we, us) boys.
In this sentence, "we" is the subject complement, referring back to "team members." Therefore, the correct answer is "we."
So, the correct forms of the pronouns are: us, we, we, us, we, us, us, us, we, us.