Can anyone help me with providing an expalnation for each correct answer?
Pronoun-antecedent agreement with indefinite pronouns A
17a. Each of the applicants must submit his or her completed form to the interviewer.
17b. Each of the applicants must submit their completed forms to the interviewer.
Pronoun case B
18a. My brother knows more about technology than me.
18b. My brother knows more about technology than I.
Pronoun case B
19a. Please send an invitation to Bob and she.
19b. Please send an invitation to Bob and her.
Pronoun case A
20a. My best friend and I are going to Hawaii this summer.
20b. My best friend and me are going to Hawaii this summer.
Pronoun case for who and whom A
21a. Who was the star of last year’s award-winning movie?
21b. Whom was the star of last year’s award-winning movie?
Pronoun case for who and whom B
22a. To who should we send the letter of commendation?
22b. To whom should we send the letter of commendation?
Pronoun case for who and whom A
23a. Jon Bon Jovi, who is a well-known singer and actor, also owns an arena football team.
23b. Jon Bon Jovi, whom is a well-known singer and actor, also owns an arena football team.
17... Each is singular; therefore the pronoun must be singular.
18. "than I (know)" is an adverb clause. I is the subject of the clause; therefore must be in the nominative case.
19. "to her"is a prepositional phrase. Her is the object of the preposition; therefore must be in the objective case.
20. "I" is the subject of the sentence; therefore must be in the nominative case.
21. "Who" is the subject, therefore nominative case.
22. "to whom" is a prepositional phrase, therefore the object is in the objective case.
23. "who is a well-known singer" is a clause. "who" is the subject; therefore must be in the nominative case.
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Sure, I can help you with that! Let's go through each question and explain the correct answers.
17a. The correct answer is A. "Each of the applicants must submit his or her completed form to the interviewer." In this sentence, the antecedent is "each," which is a singular indefinite pronoun. Therefore, the pronoun that refers back to it should also be singular. "His or her" is a gender-neutral way to refer to a singular antecedent.
17b. The incorrect answer is B. "Each of the applicants must submit their completed forms to the interviewer." In this sentence, "their" is a plural pronoun, but it is being used to refer to the singular antecedent "each." This is an example of incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.
18a. The incorrect answer is A. "My brother knows more about technology than me." In this sentence, "me" should actually be "I." The pronoun "I" is used as the subject of the verb "knows," so it should be in the subjective case.
18b. The correct answer is B. "My brother knows more about technology than I." In this sentence, "I" is used as the subject of the verb "knows," so it is in the subjective case. This is the correct pronoun case for this sentence.
19a. The incorrect answer is A. "Please send an invitation to Bob and she." In this sentence, "she" should actually be "her." When "Bob" and "she" are the objects of the preposition "to," the pronoun should be in the objective case.
19b. The correct answer is B. "Please send an invitation to Bob and her." In this sentence, "her" is used as the object of the preposition "to," so it is in the objective case. This is the correct pronoun case for this sentence.
20a. The correct answer is A. "My best friend and I are going to Hawaii this summer." In this sentence, "I" is used as the subject of the verb "are going," so it is in the subjective case. This is the correct pronoun case for this sentence.
20b. The incorrect answer is B. "My best friend and me are going to Hawaii this summer." In this sentence, "me" should actually be "I." When "My best friend and" is the subject of the verb "are going," the pronoun should be in the subjective case.
21a. The correct answer is A. "Who was the star of last year’s award-winning movie?" In this sentence, "who" is used as the subject of the verb "was," so it is in the subjective case. This is the correct pronoun case for this sentence.
21b. The incorrect answer is B. "Whom was the star of last year’s award-winning movie?" In this sentence, "whom" should actually be "who." When "who" is the subject of the verb "was," it should be in the subjective case.
22a. The incorrect answer is A. "To who should we send the letter of commendation?" In this sentence, "who" should actually be "whom." The pronoun should be in the objective case because it is the object of the preposition "to."
22b. The correct answer is B. "To whom should we send the letter of commendation?" In this sentence, "whom" is used as the object of the preposition "to," so it is in the objective case. This is the correct pronoun case for this sentence.
23a. The correct answer is A. "Jon Bon Jovi, who is a well-known singer and actor, also owns an arena football team." In this sentence, "who" is used as the subject of the verb "is," so it is in the subjective case. This is the correct pronoun case for this sentence.
23b. The incorrect answer is B. "Jon Bon Jovi, whom is a well-known singer and actor, also owns an arena football team." In this sentence, "whom" should actually be "who." When "who" is the subject of the verb "is," it should be in the subjective case.
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