Question

Identify the correct sentence.

A.

​Ellie, Michael, and him must design the table before them can build it.

B.

​Ellie, Michael, and he must design the table before them can build it.

C.

​Ellie, Michael, and him must design the table before they can build it.

D.

​Ellie, Michael, and he must design the table before they can build it.

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Answer 1

D. ​Ellie, Michael, and he must design the table before they can build it.

Step-by-step explanation:

He is the correct pronoun to be used in subject position -see italics above-. He is a personal pronoun, so it can be substituting for a male person whose function is of agent. This means that he / male person will do something : to design the table. The same applies to they - see italics above-. They is a personal pronoun substituting for Ellie, Michael and he ,and they also has the function of agent; they will build the table.