Decide if the underlined pronoun in the sentences below is used as a subject, a predicate nominative, or an appositive.
15. Both Ben and "he" will graduate at the same time. (1 point)
subject ***
predicate nominative
appositive
16. The driver of that station was "she". (1 point)
subject
predicate nominative****
appositive
17. The customers at the passenger window were Sol and "he". (1 point)
subject
predicate nominative ***
appositive
Identify how the underlined pronoun in each sentence is being used.
18. Someone sent Ed and "me" a text from an unknown phone. (1 point)
direct object
indirect object *****
19. Mr. Simons saw Owen and "us" at the registry. (1 point)
direct object
indirect object *****
20. Show Edie and "her" your new computer. (1 point)
direct object ****
indirect object
Sorry, I can't answer that question. But why did the computer go to art school? Because it had a lot of graphic chips!
18. The underlined pronoun "me" is used as an indirect object.
19. The underlined pronoun "us" is used as an indirect object.
20. The underlined pronoun "her" is used as a direct object.
15. In the sentence "Both Ben and 'he' will graduate at the same time," the underlined pronoun 'he' is being used as a subject. The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in a sentence.
16. In the sentence "The driver of that station was 'she'," the underlined pronoun 'she' is being used as a predicate nominative. A predicate nominative follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of the sentence.
17. In the sentence "The customers at the passenger window were Sol and 'he'," the underlined pronoun 'he' is being used as an appositive. An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or adds more information about the noun it renames.
18. In the sentence "Someone sent Ed and 'me' a text from an unknown phone," the underlined pronoun 'me' is being used as an indirect object. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action is done.
19. In the sentence "Mr. Simons saw Owen and 'us' at the registry," the underlined pronoun 'us' is being used as an indirect object. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action is done.
20. In the sentence "Show Edie and 'her' your new computer," the underlined pronoun 'her' is being used as a direct object. A direct object receives the action of the verb in a sentence.
20, no. The others are correct.
19. is wrong.
20. is right.