1Janet and ............... were present at the party.
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Use the subject pronoun "I" as part of the subject of the sentence.
2We are not as poor as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible: "them" is usual in everyday English after "as" without a verb, and "they are" uses the subject pronoun with the verb. "Their" is a possessive and cannot be used here.
3Let ............... answer the question.
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Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "let".
4Between you and ..............., I don't trust him.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "between".
5We scored as many goals as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible: "them" is usual in everyday English after "as" without a verb, and "they did" uses the subject pronoun with the verb. "Their" is a possessive and cannot be used here.
6Please wait for Rahul and ...............
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Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "for".
7Do you know who ............... is?
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb "is" in the indirect question.
8It was ............... who did all this.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible after "It was": "she" is formal, and the object pronoun "her" is usual in everyday English. "Hers" is a possessive pronoun and cannot be used here.
9I love you more than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible with different meanings: "more than he does" means more than he loves you, and "more than him" usually means more than I love him. "His" is a possessive and cannot be used here.
10Nobody but ............... was present.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "but".
11They don't know what ............... are doing.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "they" before the verb phrase "are doing".
12He has invited you and ............... to his party.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" as part of the object of "has invited".
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- Janet and I were present at the party.
- We are not as poor as they are / them.
- Let him answer the question.
- Between you and me, I don’t trust him.
- We scored as many goals as they did / them.
- Please wait for Rahul and me.
- Do you know who he is?
- It was she / her who did all this.
- I love you more than he does / him.
- Nobody but him was present.
- They don’t know what they are doing.
- He has invited you and me to his party.