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Standard English Conventions practice question

Nobody in the crew has sailed the strait more often than ____

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

  1. A. he has.Correct
  2. B. him has.
  3. C. himself.
  4. D. his.

Answer: A. he has.

'Than he has': the pronoun is the subject of 'has'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. him has.
'Him has' uses an object pronoun as a subject.
C. himself.
'Himself' is reflexive and has no antecedent in the clause.
D. his.
'His' is possessive.

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