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
- myself, as a polite way to name the speaker
- me, as an object of the preposition to
- 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?
- We, as part of the subject we students
- Ourselves, as a word for the students themselves
- We, as the object of planned
- Us, as a word for a group of students
“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
- themselves, as a careful way to name the twins
- they, as part of a pair of names
- them, as the subject of chose
“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
- me, since a pronoun after than takes the object form
- me, since the full clause is than Mr. Lee trusts me
- I, since the full clause is than I trust Bo
“The puzzle confused Kira as much as ___. (Meaning: as much as it confused me.)” Luz writes out the full clause after than or as. Which choice is right?
- I, since the full clause is as I confused Kira
- mine, since the puzzle belongs to the speaker
- myself, since the speaker is being compared
- me, since the full clause is as it confused 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
- 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
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 was
- whose, since the class read the author's work
- who, since it comes right after author
- whom, since it is the object of interviewed
The prize was shared by Milo and I. Tala marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Keep I, since it follows a name
- Change I to myself
- Change I to mine
- Change I to me
Me and Ren fixed the bike. Zee marks the pronoun error. Which change fixes it?
- Change Me and Ren to Ren and I
- Change Me and Ren to Ren and me
- Change Me to Mine
- Change Me and Ren to Ren and myself
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 object of think
- Change Whom to Who, since it is the subject of will lead
- Change Whom to Whose