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Redalert Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
PRONOUN PROBLEMS
Write the correct form of pronoun in the following:-
1) We scored as many goals as them. (They, them)
2) Rama and I were present. (I, me)
3) Can you sing as well as them. (They, them)
4) Let you and I try what we can do. (I, me).
5) Wait for Hari and me. (I, me)
6) You know that as well as me. (I, me)
7) It was I that give you the alarm (I, me)
8) Between you and me, I do not believe him.
9) He is known to my brother and me. (I, me)
10) Rama is as old as I (I, me)
11) He is as good as I (I, me)
12) We are not so poor as them. (They, them)
13) Nobody but him was present. (He, him)
14) He and I were great friends. (I, me)
15) Whom can I trust, if not him? (He, him)
16) Let him who can answer the question. (He, him)
17) There isn’t much difference between you and he (He, him)
18) None so blind as them that will not see. (They, them)
19) It isn’t for such as them to dictate to us. (Them, they)
I would be glad if grammarians of this site check out the pronoun that I have used in the following sentences.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE MISTAKES THAT I HAVE MADE IN THE SENTENCES TYPED ABOVE IN ITALICS.
Thanks in advance. You people have always helped me immensely.
1) We scored as many goals as them. (They, them)
2) Rama and I were present. (I, me)
3) Can you sing as well as them. (They, them)
4) Let you and I try what we can do. (I, me).
5) Wait for Hari and me. (I, me)
6) You know that as well as me. (I, me)
7) It was I that give you the alarm (I, me)
8) Between you and me, I do not believe him.
9) He is known to my brother and me. (I, me)
10) Rama is as old as I (I, me)
11) He is as good as I (I, me)
12) We are not so poor as them. (They, them)
13) Nobody but him was present. (He, him)
14) He and I were great friends. (I, me)
15) Whom can I trust, if not him? (He, him)
16) Let him who can answer the question. (He, him)
17) There isn’t much difference between you and he (He, him)
18) None so blind as them that will not see. (They, them)
19) It isn’t for such as them to dictate to us. (Them, they)
I would be glad if grammarians of this site check out the pronoun that I have used in the following sentences.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE MISTAKES THAT I HAVE MADE IN THE SENTENCES TYPED ABOVE IN ITALICS.
Thanks in advance. You people have always helped me immensely.
Top answer
Some of these are contentious, or considered casual vs formal, but overall, I would suggest these changes (in bold): 1)We scored as many goals as they [did]. (They, them) 2)Rama and I were present. (I, me) 3) Can you sing as well as they [can].
- Some of these are contentious, or considered casual vs formal, but overall, I would suggest these changes (in bold): 1)We scored as many goals as they [did].
- (They, them) 2)Rama and I were present.
- (I, me) 3) Can you sing as well as they [can].
- (They, them) 4)Let you and me [cf: 'Let us'] try what we can do.
- (I, me).
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Some of these are contentious, or considered casual vs formal, but overall, I would suggest these changes (in bold):
1)We scored as many goals as they [did]. (They, them)
2)Rama and I were present. (I, me)
3) Can you sing as well as they [can]. (They, them)
4)Let you and me [cf: 'Let us'] try what we can do. (I, me).
5)Wait for Hari and me. (
1)We scored as many goals as they [did]. (They, them)
2)Rama and I were present. (I, me)
3) Can you sing as well as they [can]. (They, them)
4)Let you and me [cf: 'Let us'] try what we can do. (I, me).
5)Wait for Hari and me. (
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