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Read the sentence. Everyone was as surprised as _____ [were]. Which pronoun correctly completes the elliptical clause? we us ours
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Read the sentence. Everyone was as surprised as _____ [were]. Which pronoun correctly completes the elliptical clause? we us ours

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The correct answer in this case is "we"

Us is also correct but in that case the sentence would not be an elliptical one. If you use "we" then the sentence is both correct and elliptical which fits the description of the question.
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