Standard English ConventionsMediumObject pronoun after a preposition
Standard English Conventions practice question
The prize was shared between my cousin and ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. meCorrect
- B. I
- C. myself
- D. mine
Answer: A. me
After the preposition between, the pronoun takes the object form.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. I
- I is a subject form.
- C. myself
- Myself is reflexive and has no earlier I to refer to.
- D. mine
- Mine is possessive.
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