IXL | Compound subjects and objects with pronouns

Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Tucker

and I picked up a dozen pizzas, which

and our guests

then quickly devoured.

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Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

The kayaking guide

gave

and the other couples

life jackets and matching helmets.

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.

After finishing the experiment, I showed my teacher the results.

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.

After finishing the experiment, my teacher showed me the results.

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

My teacher showed the results to me.

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

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 discussed the results with the teacher.

I discussed the results with the teacher.

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

The teacher discussed the results with Rick and me.

The teacher discussed the results with me.

The object pronoun me is used after the preposition, with.

solution

The missing pronoun is in the phrase ___ and the other couples.

The kayaking guide gave ___ and the other couples life jackets and matching helmets.

Look at the sentence without the other noun, the other couples.

The kayaking guide gave ___ life jackets and matching helmets.

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

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