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Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

1. Please allow Jill and (me, I) to go to the play this evening.
2.Between Jim and (I, me), we managed to get the lunchroom clean before the bell rang.
3. After Lisa finished her tennis match, Terry and (she,her), drove home.
4. I was glad to hear that the winners were my two friends, Stacy and (him,he)
5. Let's give Shelly and (them, they) a surprise party when they get back from Europe.
6. (us,we) soccer players are going to need some extra practice for the tournament.
7. The moving van followed slowly behind (we, us) bicyclists.
8. A long lunch gave (us,we) student council members a chance to plan for the assembly.
9. The principal said that (we, us) students could leave early on Friday.
10. The ones chosen to speak at the annual banquet are (we, us) seniors.
11. Though her friend Ellen worked hard, Frances swam more laps than (she, her)
12. Despite Jim's assurances, Frank didn't place as much confidence in Jim as (me, I) (Meaning: Frank had more confidence in the speaker than in Jim.)
13. Our home crowd being larger than that of the visiting team, we cheered much more loudly than(them, they)
14. Though separated from my friends, having lost my watch, I spent more time looking for it than (they, them). (Choose the most logical meaning.)
15. No one knew more about rebuilding old airplane engines than (him, he)

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1. I
2. I
3. Her
4. Him
5. Them
6. Us
7. Us
8. Us
9. We
10. Us
11. Her
12. Me
13. Them
14. Them
15. Him
Some of these are contentious but I feel like these are write
User Mike Volmar
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The correct pronouns are selected below.

1. Please allow Jill and me to go to the play this evening.

2. Between Jim and me, we managed to get the lunchroom clean before the bell rang.

3. After Lisa finished her tennis match, Terry and she drove home.

4. I was glad to hear that the winners were my two friends, Stacy and him.

5. Let's give Shelly and them a surprise party when they get back from Europe.

6. We soccer players are going to need some extra practice for the tournament.

7. The moving van followed slowly behind us bicyclists.

8. A long lunch gave us student council members a chance to plan for the assembly.

9. The principal said that we students could leave early on Friday.

10. The ones chosen to speak at the annual banquet are we seniors.

11. Though her friend Ellen worked hard, Frances swam more laps than she.

12. Despite Jim's assurances, Frank didn't place as much confidence in Jim as I.

13. Our home crowd being larger than that of the visiting team, we cheered much more loudly than they.

14. Though separated from my friends, having lost my watch, I spent more time looking for it than they. (Choose the most logical meaning.)

15. No one knew more about rebuilding old airplane engines than he.

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