Question

pronouns, questions 5-6
the man sitting next to myself and my
parents carelessly dropped his candy wrapper
on the floor. i complained to my father and
the mother, but he whispered to be quiet

1. which choice makes the sentence most grammatically

acceptable?
a. no change
b. my parents and myself
c. my parents and i
d. my parents and me

1. which choice is clearest and most precise in context?

f. no change
g. he whispered, “shhh!”
h. my father whispered to be quiet
j. he yelled at me to be quiet

1. question 5

a
b
c
d

Explanation:

For Question 5, we need to determine the grammatically correct subject. The original phrase is "to myself and my parents" but in the context of the sentence (the man sitting next to...), the correct subject should be in the subjective case. "My parents and I" (Option C) is correct because when the pronouns are part of the subject, we use the subjective case. "Myself" is reflexive and not appropriate here, and "me" is objective. So the correct choice is C.

For Question 6, we need the clearest and most precise correction. The original is "he whispered to be quiet". Option G: "he whispered, 'Shush!'" is a clear and precise way to show what he whispered, making the sentence more direct and clear. Option H has a grammar error ("my father whispered to be quiet" is unclear who should be quiet), Option J changes the action (yelled instead of whispered) which is inconsistent. So the correct choice is G.

Answer:

Question 5: C. my parents and I
Question 6: G. he whispered, "Shush!"