Pronoun case after than, as and who

Grade 9 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than the speaker calls Ari. Which sentence says that, Esme?

   • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than me.
   • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than myself.
   • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than I.
   • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than mine.
2. 2.

   Ms. Kim helps Luz more than Ms. Kim helps the speaker. Which sentence says that, Jun?

   • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than myself.
   • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than mine.
   • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than me.
   • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than I.
3. 3.

   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 they.
   • We like the new coach as much as them.
   • We like the new coach as much as theirs.
   • We like the new coach as much as themselves.
4. 4.

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

   • whomever, since it is the object of to
   • whoever, since it is the subject of the clause
   • whoever's, since the medal will be theirs
   • whomever, since it is the object of choose
5. 5.

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Pia?

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

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Ren?

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

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Tala?

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

   • I comes after than, so I is the object of than
   • I is right because it sounds more formal than me
   • Me would mean the same, since than takes an object
   • 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 spoke, as in the guide spoke him
   • Whom shows that the languages belong to the guide
   • Who would also fit, since who begins the clause
   • Whom is the object of hired, as in we hired him
10. 10.

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

    • Whom would fit, since it follows we think
    • 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