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Response and Rationale for Writing Subtest Sample Question #25

Answer: He and I are taking a standardized test.

 

Rationale: This is a problem of incorrect case in the compound subject (“He and I”).Pronouns such as I, she, we, they, and who change form depending on whether they are used as a subject or an object in a sentence. In the above sentence, “He and I” are used as a compound subject; therefore, they should be in the subjective case: he and I. The following is an example using the same two words in the objective case: The award was presented to him and me. In this example, “him and me” is correct because they are used as objects of the preposition "to."

 

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