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Jim and Tommy were late to work for the fourth time that week, since they had to pick her up at the airport and her flight was late. No error
This is an ambiguous pronoun. We are not sure to whom "her" refers. The sentence should use her name.
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Many experts advocate changing how children learn to write, theorizing that they will have more success in the long run. No error
"They" is an ambiguous pronoun reference—it could refer to either "experts" or "children."
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Bianca and the sister were at odds because although they were members of the same family, they felt differently about their parents' divorce. No error
The error in this sentence arises where we are told that Bianca and her sister disagree over their parents' divorce, but her sister is presented abstractly; the correct usage of "her sister" allows the individual mentioned to be presented in relation to Bianca. Without the "her," we cannot be certain what the relation is, although it is clearly indicated elsewhere in the sentence.
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Mr. Harris told Mr. Jarvins that at the latest staff meeting, the owner of the company expressed a strong interest in promoting him to a senior executive position. No error
This sentence contains an ambiguous pronoun. We don't know whether "him" refers to Mr. Harris or Mr. Jarvins, so "him" is the error in the sentence. If we wanted to fix the error, we would have to replace "him" with the unique name of the person—Mr. Harris or Mr. Jarvins—being considered for the promotion.
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Since Molly won first place and Meg won second, she was honored at the awards ceremony after dinner. No error
This sentence has an ambiguous pronoun. To whom does "she" refer? You could fix this either by referring to both women with "they," if it is indeed the case that both were honored at the awards ceremony after dinner, or by replacing "she" with the name of the woman being specified.
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After the party, Janet organized her bedroom, collected several bags of clothing for donation, and drove it to the local thrift store. No error
The error in this sentence is the use of the word "it" to refer to "several bags of clothing." In this case, the pronoun—"it"— is singular when it should be plural ("them").
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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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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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What was once a friendly argument between my brother and I quickly became a full-scale brawl. No error.
This sentence uses the wrong pronoun case. “I” is only used as a subject, and “me” is used as an object. Here, as the object of the preposition “between,” “me” is needed. The corrected sentence reads, "What was once a friendly argument between my brother and me quickly became a full-scale brawl."
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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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My father told Jon and I that we could keep the stray dog, but the responsibility of caring for it would fall on us.No error
The pronoun "I" should be changed to "me" because it is not the subject of the sentence, so the phrase "Jon and I" contains the sentence's error.
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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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One should never allow your work responsibilities to be taken over by another person. No error
In this sentence, the pronouns do not stay consistent. It starts out with the subject “one” and changes to the possessive “your,” but these should refer to the same thing. The corrected sentence reads, "One should never allow one’s work responsibilities to be taken over by another person."
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