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

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

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

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

   • whoever's, since the answer will be theirs
   • whoever, since it is the object of believe
   • whomever, since it follows you believe
   • whoever, since it is the subject of knows
6. 6.

   Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Pia?

   • 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.
   • The coach and me hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
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
   • The full clause is than I worked, and I is its subject
   • I is right because it sounds more formal than me
   • Me would mean the same, since than takes an object
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
   • Who would also fit, since who begins the clause
   • Whom shows that the languages belong to the guide
   • 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?

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