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I never heard the official announcement, but I received the news when Mark sent an email to Sharon and I. No error
This sentence has a problem with pronoun case in the prepositional phrase "to Sharon and I." "I" is the subjective case of the first-person pronoun, but as an object of the preposition "to," the objective case of the first-person pronoun, "me," should be used. The corrected sentence reads, "I never heard the official announcement, but I received the news when Mark sent an email to Sharon and me."
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My sister took my hand and solemnly swore that nothing would ever come between her and I. No error
In this sentence, the wrong pronoun case is used. “I” is a subject, but here it appears as the object of a preposition. The corrected sentence reads: My sister took my hand and solemnly swore that nothing would ever come between her and me.
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I was almost to the exit of the building, but standing between the doors and I was a gigantic security guard looking right at me. No error
This sentence uses the wrong pronoun case. If a first person pronoun is the object of a preposition, it should be “me,” not “I.” The corrected sentence reads, "I was almost to the exit of the building, but standing between me and the doors was a gigantic security guard looking right at me."
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I say that between you and I, we can definitely eat that entire pizza. No error
The phrase "between you and I" is incorrect because "you" and "I" are acting as the objects of the prepositional phrase "between you and I," where the objective forms of these pronouns ("you" and "me") should be used instead.
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There was a new person whom I had never seen before standing between my sister and I in the line. No error
This sentence uses the wrong case of pronoun. As an object, the first person pronoun should always be “me.” The corrected sentence reads, "There was a new person who I had never seen before standing between my sister and me in the line."
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The grizzly bear, a species well-known for their aggressive behavior, has a bite so strong it could crush a bowling ball.
In this sentence, the pronoun “their” does not agree in number with its antecedent “the grizzly bear.” The corrected sentence reads: The grizzly bear, a species well-known for its aggressive behavior, has a bite so strong it could crush a bowling ball.
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At the start of the soccer season, Coach Stan paid a visit to my parents and I to explain why I was cut from varsity. No error
"Parents and I" is the object of the preposition "to," so it should instead be "parents and me."
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Startled by the sudden darkness that fell upon the town, Margaret, Thomas, and me stumbled and clutched at each other. No error
This sentence has a problem with pronoun case. Since “me” is a subject, it should be “I.” The corrected sentence reads, "Startled by the sudden darkness that fell upon the earth, Margaret, Thomas, and I stumbled and clutched at each other."
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It was a frightening experience when our camping leader left my friend and I to set up camp by ourselves while the wolves were howling. No error
When someone is left behind, that person is the object of the action. "Me" is the first person pronoun that is used as an object, not "I." Therefore, the word "I" should be changed to the word "me" in the sentence.
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“I don’t understand why I can’t come to the movies with you,” cried Tina’s younger brother, whom had a strict 8:00 bedtime. No error
The word "whom" is incorrect because it refers to the brother, who is the subject of the sentence (it is the younger brother who does the crying here). Therefore, the correct word choice would be "who."
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My boyfriend and me went to the animal shelter, and together, we adopted a dog. No error
This sentence contains an error in its use of the pronoun "me." The proper subjects of the sentence are "my boyfriend" and "I." "Me" is an objective pronoun, not a subjective pronoun (e.g., "My boyfriend gave the puppy to me." is correct, but "Me went to the animal shelter" is not correct.)
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The awkward tension between Sam and Iwas, as it turns out, completely one-sided. No error
The pronoun "I" is only used as the subject of a sentence. "Me" is used as the object of a verb or (as in this case) a preposition. The corrected sentence reads, "The awkward tension between me and Sam was, as it turns out, completely one-sided."
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I had never visited the Mayan ruins until four months ago when my intrepid friends and me decided to take a road trip there. No error
In the clause "my intrepid friends and me decided to take a road trip there," "my intrepid friends and me" are doing the action of deciding. Therefore, the objective-case pronoun "me" should be changed to the subjective-case pronoun "I."
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In that novel, the author poetically describes the experiences of immigrants whom venture to the United States in search of better lives. No error
“Whom” should be replaced by “who” because here, it acts as a subject instead of an object.
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Even though Arnold and his wife had never been to Hawaii, them were sure they would have fun there. No error
This sentence incorrectly uses the objective pronoun "them" where it should use the subjective pronoun "they." Since the pronoun in question is acting as the subject of the independent clause "(pronoun) were sure they would have fun there," it needs to be in its subjective form. Objective pronouns, on the other hand, are used when the pronoun in question is acting as a direct object or the object of a preposition, e.g. the exchange "To whom did you give the cake?" "I gave it to them." Here, both the pronouns "whom" and "them" are in their objective forms because each is funcitoning as the object of the preposition "to."
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The judges, who were responsible for choosing the winner of the science fair, were trying to decide between he and her. No error.
When the preposition "between" and pronouns are used in a prepositional phrase, the pronouns must be in the objective case, since they are objects of the prepositional phrase. "Her" is in the objective case (as opposed to the subjective case pronoun "she") in this sentence, so it is correct, but "he" is a subjective-case pronoun that is incorrectly used. The objective-case pronoun "him" should be used instead to correct the sentence's error.
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Even though it did not have a history of biting, the dog that lived next door always made me feel uneasy; I didn't like the way it snarled at Jason and I. No error
There is an issue with the prepositional phrase "at Jason and I." "I" is a subjective pronoun, but the objective pronoun "me" should be used in this instance, since it is the object of the preposition "at."
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Samantha walked over to me and whispered, "Just between you and I, I don't think we can trust him to keep this secret." No error
This first person pronoun following "between" is an object of the preposition, and therefore should be the object pronoun "me" as opposed to the subject pronoun "I."
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The teacher awarded extra credit to only Diana and I; the other students had not done a satisfactory job on the assignment. No error
"Diana and I" are the objects of the preposition "to" and therefore must be in the objective case. "I" is in subjective case; the correct form of the first person pronoun here would be "me." "The teacher awarded extra credit to only Diana and me..."
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We heard some strange sounds coming from above; seconds later, a branch fell down and hit the ground right between me and Rodney. No error
There is no error in this sentence. The semicolon is appropriate, as the two clauses are both independent and there is no conjunction linking them. There is no preposition case error ("me" is correct because it is the object of the preposition "between"). The pronoun should be in objective case, which it is.
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