IXL | Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

insist on good manners.

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Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Were the boys rude

them

they

them

key idea

You can use a subject pronoun as the subject of a sentence. It tells who is doing something, and it is usually at the beginning of the sentence. The subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

I hug Rick.

The subject pronoun I is the subject of the sentence.

You can use an object pronoun after an action verb. You can also use an object pronoun after a preposition (like at, for, of, on, to, or with). The object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Rick hugs me.

The object pronoun me is used after an action verb, hugs.

Rick smiles at me.

The object pronoun me is used after a preposition, at.

solution

The missing pronoun comes after a preposition, to. So, you should use the object pronoun, them.

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