Question

1. ______ the antics of the sea otters entertained we onlookers.
2. ______ after the ceremony, dad told tim and i how proud he was.
3. ______ the authors of the piece were amanda and him.
4. ______ ms. christensen told leonora and i the fable of the fox and the grapes.

c. identifying personal pronouns and their uses: each of the following sentences contains at least one personal pronoun. identify each personal pronoun and tell whether it is used as a subject, a predicate nominative, a direct object, and indirect object, or an object of the preposition.

1. of the three applicants, the most promising is she.
2. with a sigh, the teacher handed him the letter.
3. she felt much better after taking vitamins and spending the afternoon in bed.
4. the albatross few slowly over them.
5. hello? yes, this is he.
6. we are the best soccer players in the district.

Explanation:

For each sentence, identify the personal pronoun and its grammatical function:

1. A predicate nominative follows a linking verb (like "is") to rename the subject.
2. An indirect object receives the direct object, answering "to whom/for whom".
3. A subject performs the action of the verb.
4. An object of a preposition follows a preposition (like "over").
5. A subject pronoun refers to the one speaking/acting.

Answer:

1. she; predicate nominative
2. him; indirect object
3. She; subject
4. them; object of the preposition
5. he; predicate nominative
6. We; subject