b.
Use a subject pronoun in a compound subject. Use an object pronoun
in a compound direct object, compound indirect object, or compound
object of a preposition. If you are unsure which pronoun form to use,
say the sentence to yourself without the other part of the compound.
For example, Aiden and me did an Internet search becomes Me did an
Internet search. You can hear that me should be replaced with I.
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Remember to use this information when you speak, too.
See Handbook
Sections 16 and 29
Part 1
Circle the correct pronoun in each pair. Write S if you chose a subject pronoun and 0 if you
chose an object pronoun.
1. Ms. Herrera invited Aiden and (IIme) to tell the class about Doctors Without Borders. _
2. Aiden and (IIme) explained that the organization is at work in more than 70 countries. _
3. We then informed Ms. Herrera and (they/them) that the group provides emergency medical
aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, and disasters. _
4.
(She/Her) and the students wanted to know when Doctors Without Borders was founded. _
5. We informed the class and (she/her) that it was established in 1971. _
6. Yolanda and Paul had another question for Aiden and (IIme) about the organization._
7. (He/Him) and Yolanda asked who started Doctors Without Borders._
8. Aiden told Paul and (she/her) that it was started by a small group of French doctors. _
9. Ed told Ms. Herrera and (we/us) he had seen a 1V program on Doctors Without Borders. _
10. (He/him) and his family thought the program was very interesting._
11. Aiden and (IIme) then presented a slide show about the organization's important work. _
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