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Read the sentence. The company pays Tom’s coworker Sue a higher wage than _____. Which pronoun correctly completes the clause if the company pays Sue more than Tom?

a. they
b. he
c. him

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The choice that sounds the best is him
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The correct answer is him. The sentence contains a comparative of superiority (higher than), showing that Sue, Tom's coworker receives more than Tom. To make the comparative and in order not to repeat his name, Tom, a substitute word was used, in this case, the pronoun him. The company pays her a higher wage than it pays him.

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