DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the pronoun in parentheses that best completes each sentence. (8 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*Look at the underlined word(s) to help determine its function.
2. Determine if the pronoun is a subject pronoun or an object pronoun. (8 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
(Him, He) and Derek will get to school early.
(Him, He) and Derek will get to school early.
Byron lent (I, me) this video.
Byron lent (I, me) this video.
Are (they, them) ever going to arrive?
Are (they, them) ever going to arrive?
Who is (him, he)?
Who is (him, he)?
Aunt Cara brought (her, she) for a visit.
Aunt Cara brought (her, she) for a visit.
Roger and (I, me) rode our new bikes.
Roger and (I, me) rode our new bikes.
(We, Us) were late for our appointment.
(We, Us) were late for our appointment.
Please tell (me, I) the answer?
Please tell (me, I) the answer?
DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the pronoun in parentheses that best completes each sentence. (7 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
2. Determine if the pronoun is a subject pronoun or an object pronoun. (7 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Uncle Clyde told my sisters and (me, I) a story.
Uncle Clyde told my sisters and (me, I) a story.
We took out the eggs and boiled (them, they) in water.
We took out the eggs and boiled (them, they) in water.
My mom drove Eloise and (she, her) to the concert.
My mom drove Eloise and (she, her) to the concert.
The rain really soaked (he, him).
The rain really soaked (he, him).
No one asked (me, I) about it.
No one asked (me, I) about it.
(They, Them) mow lawns during summer vacation.
(They, Them) mow lawns during summer vacation.
Todd bought (they, them) sodas.
Todd bought (they, them) sodas.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the pronoun in parentheses that best completes each sentence. (8 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*Look at the underlined word(s) to help determine its function.
2. Determine if the pronoun is a subject pronoun or an object pronoun. (8 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Pronoun: The winners of the award are the best players on the volleyball team, Nikki and (her, she).
Type: The winners of the award are the best players on the volleyball team, Nikki and (her, she).
Pronoun: The boy cheerleaders lifted the girls, Darlene, Tracey, and (I, me), into the air.
Type: The boy cheerleaders lifted the girls, Darlene, Tracey, and (I, me), into the air.
Pronoun: Both of the musicians, Yuri and (he, him), received the highest marks at the district competition.
Type: Both of the musicians, Yuri and (he, him), received the highest marks at the district competition.
Pronoun: The lawyer offered his clients, Ms. Constable and (her, she), some useful advice about their legal problem.
Type: The lawyer offered his clients, Ms. Constable and (her, she), some useful advice about their legal problem.
Pronoun: The subjects of the book were two great photographers, Matthew Brady and (him, he).
Type: The subjects of the book were two great photographers, Matthew Brady and (him, he).
Pronoun: At the assembly be sure to sit with (we, us) drama club members.
Type: At the assembly be sure to sit with (we, us) drama club members.
Pronoun: Sandra sent cards to her favorite teachers, Ms. Fukuzawa and (him, he).
Type: Sandra sent cards to her favorite teachers, Ms. Fukuzawa and (him, he).
Pronoun: The gorilla watched the zoo visitors, (we, us), carefully.
Type: The gorilla watched the zoo visitors, (we, us), carefully.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the pronoun in parentheses that best completes each sentence. (7 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
2. Determine if the pronoun is a subject pronoun or an object pronoun. (7 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Pronoun: Club members, Carlos, Jalen, and (him, he) share many of the same interests.
Type: Club members, Carlos, Jalen, and (him, he) share many of the same interests.
Pronoun: Jay’s teasing bothers his friends, Rey and (I, me).
Type: Jay’s teasing bothers his friends, Rey and (I, me).
Pronoun: The president and vice president of the class for next year will be two of my friends, Shawn and (her, she).
Type: The president and vice president of the class for next year will be two of my friends, Shawn and (her, she).
Pronoun: The zookeeper’s presentation about carnivores impressed me as much as it impressed (them, they), the audience.
Type: The zookeeper’s presentation about carnivores impressed me as much as it impressed (them, they), the audience.
Pronoun: Bring the typists, Brian and (he, him), your manuscript as soon as you can.
Type: Bring the typists, Brian and (he, him), your manuscript as soon as you can.
Pronoun: The detective noticed the strangers, the tall one and (he, him), standing by the door ready to run away.
Type: The detective noticed the strangers, the tall one and (he, him), standing by the door ready to run away.
Pronoun: The people standing by the popcorn machine are Michael’s cousins, Lillian, Whitney, and (him, he).
Type: The people standing by the popcorn machine are Michael’s cousins, Lillian, Whitney, and (him, he).
DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose the pronoun in parentheses that best completes each sentence. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*If the sentence contains a subordinate clause, it is underlined for you.
*ELEVEN of the sentences are who/whoever.
*FOUR of the sentences are whom/whomever.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (who, whom) was elected the thirty-second president of the United States, was born in 1882.
He was the only child of James Roosevelt, (who, whom) descended from a well-to-do Dutch family in New York.
Franklin’s mother, (who, whom) was named Sara Delano Roosevelt, was very devoted to him.
Franklin was a very athletic young man (who, whom) was an expert in boating and swimming.
In 1905, he married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, (who, whom) was a distant cousin.
Eleanor, to (who, whom) Sara Roosevelt objected as a wife for Franklin, was orphaned when she was ten years old.
At the wedding, the bride was given away by another Roosevelt (who, whom) both Eleanor and Franklin admired.
This Roosevelt, (who, whom) was Eleanor’s uncle, was Theodore.
Theodore Roosevelt, (who, whom) became president when William McKinley was assassinated, was one of the most popular presidents in U.S. history.
In 1920, Franklin ran for vice president as the running mate for James M. Cox, of (who, whom) the voters rejected in favor of Warren Harding.
Less than a year later, the young, athletic Franklin, (who, whom) greatly enjoyed physical activity, was stricken with poliomyelitis.
His mother, (who, whom) was forever present in Franklin and Eleanor’s life, wanted him to retire from politics and live as a country squire.
His wife, Eleanor, (who, whom) he relied on for advice and support, urged him to remain involved in politics.
In 1928, Franklin Roosevelt, (who, whom) had been paralyzed by polio seven years earlier, was elected governor of New York.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover, (who, whom) had been elected president in 1928, was blamed for the economic disaster.