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Part 2: Grammar/Mechanics Checkup 2: Pronouns

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Author: Ryan Smith

Select the correct word(s) to complete the following sentences.

Keisha and want to go to lunch after we finish this account.

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When a first-person pronoun functions as a subject, you should use I.

When time to go to lunch, please e-mail me.

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It's is correct because it is a contraction of it is. The possessive pronoun (its) is not correct in this sentence.

When you leave tonight, can you call Kai and  .

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When a first-person pronoun replaces a direct or indirect object, you should use me.

I think his purple stapler.

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When forming the contraction form of it is, use it's. When you need to show ownership, use the possessive its.

For was the laptop ordered?

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Whom is correct because it is the object of the preposition for, not a subject in the sentence. Who and whoever are used for subjective-case constructions and whom and whomever for objective-case constructions. Usually, who is used before a verb, and whom is used before a noun or pronoun and after a preposition.

Which tape dispenser is and which one is ?

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You don't need to add an apostrophe to show possession because yours and his are already possessive pronouns.

luggage hasn't arrived yet.

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Their is correct because it is a possessive pronoun. Their always describes a noun. There is an adverb meaning that location. They're is a contraction of they are.

Aaliyah and will complete the report by next Friday.

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Pronouns ending in -self should be used only when they refer to previously mentioned nouns or pronouns in the sentence.

Every team member is expected to contribute to the best of  ability.

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