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 an object of the preposition to
- me, as the subject of went
- myself, as a polite way to name the speaker
- I, as part of a pair after to
___ 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 the subject of chose
- them, as an object of chose
- they, as part of a pair of names
- themselves, as a careful way to name the twins
“Mr. Lee trusts Bo more than ___. (Meaning: more than I trust Bo.)” Kira writes out the full clause after than or as. Which choice is right?
- myself, since the speaker is the one compared
- I, since the full clause is than I trust Bo
- me, since a pronoun after than takes the object form
- me, since the full clause is than Mr. Lee trusts me
“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?
- his, since the writing belongs to Mr. Cho
- himself, since Mr. Cho is compared with Ms. Diaz
- he, since the full clause is than he writes
- him, since a pronoun after than takes the object form
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 subject of arrives
- whoever, since it is the object of to
Invite ___ you like. Pia brackets the who clause and tests it. Which choice is right?
- whomever, since it is the object of invite
- whoever, since it begins the clause
- whoever's, since the invitation will be theirs
- whomever, since it is the object of like
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
- who, since it comes right after author
- whom, since it is the object of was
The prize was shared by Milo and I. Tala marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Change I to mine
- Change I to myself
- Change I to me
- Keep I, since it follows a name
Whom do you think will lead the club? Ari marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Change Whom to Who, since it is the subject of will lead
- Change Whom to Whose
- Keep Whom, since it follows do you think
- Change Whom to Who, since it is the object of think