IXL | Compound subjects and objects with personal pronouns

Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Tyler

helped

she

and

Kimberly

with an art project.

her

she

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Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Spiders and bats

terrify

him

and

Francesca

him

key idea

You can use a subject pronoun as the subject of a sentence or clause. 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.

When a pronoun is connected to a noun with the word and (like Rick and I or Rick and me), it can be hard to tell which pronoun is correct. To tell which one is correct, look at the sentence without the other noun.

Rick and I like the teacher.

I like the teacher.

The subject pronoun I is used as the subject of the sentence.

The teacher likes Rick and me.

The teacher likes me.

The object pronoun me is used after the action verb, likes.

solution

The missing pronoun is in the phrase ___ and Francesca.

Spiders and bats terrify ___ and Francesca.

Look at the sentence without the other noun, Francesca.

Spiders and bats terrify ___.

The missing pronoun comes after an action verb, terrify. So, you should use the object pronoun, him.

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