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Example Question #3 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
“I don’t understand why I can’t come to the movies with you,” cried Tina’s younger brother, whom had a strict 8:00 bedtime. No error
don't understand
to the movies
whom
No error
cried
whom
The word "whom" is incorrect because it refers to the brother, who is the subject of the sentence (it is the younger brother who does the crying here). Therefore, the correct word choice would be "who."
Example Question #1 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
My boyfriend and me went to the animal shelter, and together, we adopted a dog. No error
No error
together
adopted
me
went
me
This sentence contains an error in its use of the pronoun "me." The proper subjects of the sentence are "my boyfriend" and "I." "Me" is an objective pronoun, not a subjective pronoun (e.g., "My boyfriend gave the puppy to me." is correct, but "Me went to the animal shelter" is not correct.)
Example Question #1 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
It was a frightening experience when our camping leader left my friend and I to set up camp by ourselves while the wolves were howling. No error
No error
I
when
by ourselves
were
I
When someone is left behind, that person is the object of the action. "Me" is the first person pronoun that is used as an object, not "I." Therefore, the word "I" should be changed to the word "me" in the sentence.
Example Question #2 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
I had never visited the Mayan ruins until four months ago when my intrepid friends and me decided to take a road trip there. No error
No error
intrepid
intrepid friends and me
Mayan
had never visited
intrepid friends and me
In the clause "my intrepid friends and me decided to take a road trip there," "my intrepid friends and me" are doing the action of deciding. Therefore, the objective-case pronoun "me" should be changed to the subjective-case pronoun "I."
Example Question #2 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Startled by the sudden darkness that fell upon the town, Margaret, Thomas, and me stumbled and clutched at each other. No error
that fell upon
clutched at
No error
me
Startled by
me
This sentence has a problem with pronoun case. Since “me” is a subject, it should be “I.” The corrected sentence reads, "Startled by the sudden darkness that fell upon the earth, Margaret, Thomas, and I stumbled and clutched at each other."
Example Question #3 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
I was almost to the exit of the building, but standing between the doors and I was a gigantic security guard looking right at me. No error
standing
exit of
No error
the doors and I
looking right at me
the doors and I
This sentence uses the wrong pronoun case. If a first person pronoun is the object of a preposition, it should be “me,” not “I.” The corrected sentence reads, "I was almost to the exit of the building, but standing between me and the doors was a gigantic security guard looking right at me."
Example Question #101 : Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
At the start of the soccer season, Coach Stan paid a visit to my parents and I to explain why I was cut from varsity. No error
parents and I
At
paid a visit
No error
why
parents and I
"Parents and I" is the object of the preposition "to," so it should instead be "parents and me."
Example Question #111 : Identifying Word Usage Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
My sister took my hand and solemnly swore that nothing would ever come between her and I. No error
her and I
solemnly
No error
hand and
would ever come
her and I
In this sentence, the wrong pronoun case is used. “I” is a subject, but here it appears as the object of a preposition. The corrected sentence reads: My sister took my hand and solemnly swore that nothing would ever come between her and me.
Example Question #11 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
In that novel, the author poetically describes the experiences of immigrants whom venture to the United States in search of better lives. No error
whom
better lives
in search of
poetically describes
No error
whom
“Whom” should be replaced by “who” because here, it acts as a subject instead of an object.
Example Question #12 : Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
The judges, who were responsible for choosing the winner of the science fair, were trying to decide between he and her. No error.
No error.
responsible for
who
he and her
were trying
he and her
When the preposition "between" and pronouns are used in a prepositional phrase, the pronouns must be in the objective case, since they are objects of the prepositional phrase. "Her" is in the objective case (as opposed to the subjective case pronoun "she") in this sentence, so it is correct, but "he" is a subjective-case pronoun that is incorrectly used. The objective-case pronoun "him" should be used instead to correct the sentence's error.
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