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Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun case in a compound object

Standard English Conventions practice question

The farmer ferries supplies across for the keeper's family and ____ every Thursday.

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

  1. A. usCorrect
  2. B. we
  3. C. ourselves
  4. D. I

Answer: A. us

Object of 'for': 'for the keeper's family and us'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. we
'We' is a subject pronoun.
C. ourselves
'Ourselves' has no antecedent.
D. I
'I' is a subject pronoun.

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