Because of _____ our team scored five goals.
a. he and I b. him and me (A)
Only two photographers, Josh and _____, received field passes. a. she b. her (B)
I protested because I felt I was as good a photographer as _____ a. they.b. them. (B)
All of _____ student photographers deserve a chance to take pictures. a. we b. us (B)
I received special permission from the yearbook advisers, Mrs. Thomas and _____
a. he. b. him. (B)
At the end of the year, it was Josh and _____ who received the "best photographer" awards.
a. I b. me (A)
For the first one, would you say this?
Because of I, our team scored five goals.
or
Because of me, our team scored five goals.
Do this with the others, too -- remove the additional noun or pronoun in order to isolate the pronoun in question.
Then re-post your answers.
im thinking because of me our team scored five goals.
Right! So the sentence would read, "Because of him and me, our team scored five goals."
How about the rest?
1. B
2.A
3.B
4.A
5.A
6.A
Is it correct?
1. B yes
2.A yes
3.B no
4.A no
5.A no
6.A yes
Make sure you are clear on when pronouns are being used as subjects or subject substitutes and when they are being used as objects.
Then that chart I gave you will be of more use.
To determine the correct answer for each of these questions, you can follow a simple rule:
1. When the pronoun is the subject of the sentence (or clause), use the subjective form of the pronoun (he, she, we, I).
2. When the pronoun is the object of the verb or preposition, use the objective form of the pronoun (him, her, us, me).
Now let's apply this rule to each of the given sentences:
1. Because of _____ our team scored five goals.
The pronoun in this case is part of the subject, so we need to use the subjective form of the pronoun. In this context, the correct answer is "he and I" (option A) because both "he" and "I" are subjective pronouns.
2. Only two photographers, Josh and _____, received field passes.
Here, the pronoun is part of the object, so we need to use the objective form of the pronoun. In this case, the correct answer is "her" (option B) because "her" is the objective form of the pronoun.
3. I protested because I felt I was as good a photographer as _____.
Again, the pronoun is part of the object, so we need to use the objective form. The correct answer is "them" (option B) because "them" is the objective form of the pronoun.
4. All of _____ student photographers deserve a chance to take pictures.
The pronoun here is part of the object, so we need to use the objective form. The correct answer is "us" (option B) because "us" is the objective form.
5. I received special permission from the yearbook advisers, Mrs. Thomas and _____.
In this sentence, the pronoun is part of the object. The correct answer is "him" (option B) because "him" is the objective form of the pronoun.
6. At the end of the year, it was Josh and _____ who received the "best photographer" awards.
Here, the pronoun is part of the subject, so we need to use the subjective form. The correct answer is "I" (option A) because "I" is the subjective form of the pronoun.