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Standard English Conventions practice question

No one on the team trains harder than ____

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. she does.Correct
  2. B. her does.
  3. C. herself.
  4. D. hers.

Answer: A. she does.

'Than she does' — the pronoun is the subject of 'does'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. her does.
'Her does' uses an object pronoun as a subject.
C. herself.
'Herself' is reflexive and has no antecedent in the clause.
D. hers.
'Hers' is possessive.

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