Pronoun case after than, as and who
Grade 9 Reading Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
The award went to Noah and ___. Bo labels the pronoun's job in the sentence frame. Which choice is right?
- me, as the subject of went
- I, as part of a pair after to
- me, as an object of the preposition to
- myself, as a polite way to name the speaker
___ students planned the fair. Esme labels the pronoun's job in the sentence frame. Which choice is right?
- Us, as a word for a group of students
- We, as the object of planned
- We, as part of the subject we students
- Ourselves, as a word for the students themselves
“The coach chose Tala and ___ as captains. (The blank names the twins.)” Jun labels the pronoun's job in the sentence frame. Which choice is right?
- them, as an object of chose
- them, as the subject of chose
- themselves, as a careful way to name the twins
- they, as part of a pair of names
“Ms. Diaz writes more neatly than ___. (The other writer is Mr. Cho.)” Milo writes out the full clause after than or as. Which choice is right?
- him, since a pronoun after than takes the object form
- himself, since Mr. Cho is compared with Ms. Diaz
- he, since the full clause is than he writes
- his, since the writing belongs to Mr. Cho
Give the ticket to ___ arrives first. Noah brackets the who clause and tests it. Which choice is right?
- whoever's, since the ticket will be theirs
- whomever, since it follows the word to
- whoever, since it is the object of to
- whoever, since it is the subject of arrives
Invite ___ you like. Pia brackets the who clause and tests it. Which choice is right?
- whoever, since it begins the clause
- whomever, since it is the object of like
- whoever's, since the invitation will be theirs
- whomever, since it is the object of invite
The author ___ the class interviewed was a chef. Ren brackets the who clause and tests it. Which choice is right?
- whom, since it is the object of interviewed
- whose, since the class read the author's work
- whom, since it is the object of was
- who, since it comes right after author
The prize was shared by Milo and I. Tala marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Change I to me
- Change I to mine
- Keep I, since it follows a name
- Change I to myself
Me and Ren fixed the bike. Zee marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Change Me to Mine
- Change Me and Ren to Ren and I
- Change Me and Ren to Ren and myself
- Change Me and Ren to Ren and me
Whom do you think will lead the club? Ari marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Keep Whom, since it follows do you think
- Change Whom to Who, since it is the subject of will lead
- Change Whom to Whose
- Change Whom to Who, since it is the object of think