Choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses in each of the following sentences.
1. Two witnesses claimed that the burglar was (him, he).
2. The volunteers must be them,they)
3.Is the last performer (she, her)
4.The next speaker will be (him, he)
5. The guests of honor are Luther and (us, we).
6.I knew the one in red was (she, her),of course.
7. The hardest workers are Susan, Tranh, and (me, I).
8. Can that be (she, her) in the Indian sari?
9. The next batter should be (she, her).
10. Our newest neighbors are the Blumenthals and (them, they).
1. he
2. they
3. she
4. he
5. we
6. she
7. I
8. her
9. she
10. they
Congratulations! All are right.
1. Two witnesses claimed that the burglar was (him, he).
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "The burglar was (him/her, he/she)" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "he" sounds correct, so the correct form is "he".
2. The volunteers must be (them, they).
You can rephrase the sentence as "They must be (them, they)" to determine the correct pronoun form. In this case, "they" sounds correct, so the correct form is "they".
3. Is the last performer (she, her)?
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "Is (she/her) the last performer?" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "she" sounds correct, so the correct form is "she".
4. The next speaker will be (him, he).
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "The next speaker will be (him/her, he/she)" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "he" sounds correct, so the correct form is "he".
5. The guests of honor are Luther and (us, we).
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "Luther and (us/we) are the guests of honor" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "we" sounds correct, so the correct form is "we".
6. I knew the one in red was (she, her), of course.
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "She/her was the one in red, of course" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "she" sounds correct, so the correct form is "she".
7. The hardest workers are Susan, Tranh, and (me, I).
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "Susan, Tranh, and (me/I) are the hardest workers" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "I" sounds correct, so the correct form is "I".
8. Can that be (she, her) in the Indian sari?
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "Can that person be (she/her) in the Indian sari?" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "she" sounds correct, so the correct form is "she".
9. The next batter should be (she, her).
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "She/her should be the next batter" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "she" sounds correct, so the correct form is "she".
10. Our newest neighbors are the Blumenthals and (them, they).
To determine the correct pronoun form, you can rephrase the sentence as "The Blumenthals and (them/they) are our newest neighbors" and see which form sounds grammatically correct. In this case, "they" sounds correct, so the correct form is "they".