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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?

  1. A. meCorrect
  2. B. I
  3. C. myself
  4. 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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