Pronoun case after than, as and who

Grade 9 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   We like the new coach as much as the twins like the new coach. Which sentence says that, Kira?

   • We like the new coach as much as theirs.
   • We like the new coach as much as them.
   • We like the new coach as much as themselves.
   • We like the new coach as much as they.
2. 2.

   The club will welcome ___ signs up first. Which word and reason fit the blank, Luz?

   • whoever, since it is the object of welcome
   • whoever's, since the place will be theirs
   • whoever, since it is the subject of signs up
   • whomever, since it is the object of welcome
3. 3.

   Award the medal to ___ the judges choose. Which word and reason fit the blank, Milo?

   • whoever, since it is the subject of the clause
   • whomever, since it is the object of choose
   • whoever's, since the medal will be theirs
   • whomever, since it is the object of to
4. 4.

   Ask ___ you believe knows the answer. Which word and reason fit the blank, Noah?

   • whoever, since it is the subject of knows
   • whoever, since it is the object of believe
   • whoever's, since the answer will be theirs
   • whomever, since it follows you believe
5. 5.

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Pia?

   • The coach and I hope the prize goes to whomever tries hardest.
   • The coach and I hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
   • The coach and myself hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
   • The coach and me hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
6. 6.

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Ren?

   • Between you and I, Tala sings better than I.
   • Between you and myself, Tala sings better than I.
   • Between you and me, Tala sings better than me.
   • Between you and me, Tala sings better than I.
7. 7.

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Tala?

   • Ren and me thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
   • Ren and I thanked Zee, who the team elected.
   • Ren and I thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
   • Ren and myself thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
8. 8.

   No one worked harder than I. Why does the formal sentence use I, Zee?

   • Me would mean the same, since than takes an object
   • I comes after than, so I is the object of than
   • I is right because it sounds more formal than me
   • The full clause is than I worked, and I is its subject
9. 9.

   The guide whom we hired spoke three languages. Why is whom right in this sentence, Ari?

   • Whom is the object of hired, as in we hired him
   • Whom shows that the languages belong to the guide
   • Who would also fit, since who begins the clause
   • Whom is the object of spoke, as in the guide spoke him
10. 10.

    Milo is the one who we think should speak. Why is who right in this sentence, Bo?

    • Who is the object of think, as in we think him
    • Who is the subject of should speak, and we think only interrupts
    • Who shows that the speech belongs to Milo
    • Whom would fit, since it follows we think