Q&A: English homework help?
Ugh, I need help with these. Any help is appreciated — Thanks.
1.(Me, My) working for the child center provided a good salary.
2.Ben and Jerry gave Alex and (I, me) a prize for outstanding work.
3.How can it be (he, him) who won the prize?
4.That was a great trip for Sandy and (she, her).
5.That was a great speech by Ellen and (he, him).
6.They and (us, we) learned how important computers are today.
7.Shirley tries harder than (she, her).
8.Miss Graf taught Jesse and (they, them) how to write a resume.
9.Ms. De Silva thought it was (he, him) who sent us the fax.
10.Mr. Price placed a desk between Scott and (I, me).
11.Did Karina and (them, they) get a chance to take a hike?
12.Protecting the natural beauty of the Everglades is important to Sergio and (I, me).
13.Did. Mr. Solomon and (them, they) show you the new trails?
14.My friend, my sister, and (they, them) spent two nights at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
15.One night we and (her, she) had dinner at Jackson Lodge at the Grand Tetons.
16.Our parents’ interest in the ecology generated an appreciation for Martin and (her, she).
17.Her teaching assistant handed out sample test questions to them and (I, me).
18.Was there a good relationship between the supervisor and (he, him)?
19.Many of us thanked them and (she, her) for their help.
20.We set up many mock interviews with (they, them) and us.
1.me
2.I
3.him
4.her
5.him
6.doesnt make sense
7.her
8.them
9.him
10.i
11.them
12.i
13.them
14.them
15. doesnt make sense
16.her
17.i
18.him
19her
20.them
mine?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091010140612AAyc5Xg
For the most part you do the one that sounds right, if you can’t tell you use the one that makes scene if the other names were not there or the one which makes it clear who you are referring to.
1. My
2. Me, if you remove the other persons name ( Alex) you can tell which one sounds right
3. Him
4. Her same reason as 2
5. him, same a 2
6. we?
7. her, to use she would be referring to Shirley again
8. them
9. him
10. I
11. them
12. me
13. them
14. them
15.
1. My
2. Me
3. him
4. Her
5. Him
6. we
7. Her
8. Them
9. him
10. Me
11. They
12. Me
13. they
14. they
15. she
16. her
17. me
18. him
19. her
20. them
I’m not sure if this is right, but I just used each word alone
Ex: For #12, I used me because “Protecting the natural beauty of the Everglades is important to I” makes no sense, but “is important to me” does make sense.
Or #14, “They spent two nights at the South Rim” sounds better than “Them spent two nights at the South Rim”.
I’m not really sure how this applies to real life since I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t ever phrase most of these the way they are phrased, as all of the phrasing is pretty awkward.
I think the way the words are used depend if the word is in the subject or predicate, so it doesn’t matter what words the pronouns are used with. Take a look at this page:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_usage_of_them_and_they