Exercise Solution
Pronoun Selection
1. Al met John and her at the movies. Read the sentence without John .
Al met she at the movies. That doesn't sound right. Your other choice is her, so try Al met her at the movies. Heris the right choice.
2. Laura and she had hamburgers for lunch.
3. I took those clothes to the cleaners yesterday. The pronoun themnever goes with a noun.
4. We sent her some flowers..
5. Mary drove Paul and me to the mall.
Read the sentence as though only one person got a ride. Mary drove Ito the mall. Now it's easy to tell that me is the wrong pronoun to select.
6. Leo and she gave you the coffee money on Monday.
To find the right choice, read the sentence as though only the woman gave the money. Her gave....
The word yousdoes not exist.
7. Could he and I could go to the game? (Try the sentence with each pronoun separately, and break up the sentence as follows: Could himgo to the game?
Could he go to the game? The second sentence sounds better. Now the otherpronoun choice.Could mego to the game? Could I go to the game?
Again, the second sentence sounds better. Therefore, the correct pronoun selections in this sentence are he and I.)
8. You and your husband should prepare yourselves for some bad news.
The pronoun yourself is singular. In this sentence, two people should be preparing themselves. The plural version of this pronoun is the right one.