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Standard English ConventionsVery hardPronoun case after a preposition with a compound object

Standard English Conventions practice question

The award was shared between the two engineers, Dana Pike and ____, who had designed the pump together.

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

  1. A. Oren ValeCorrect
  2. B. him, Oren Vale,
  3. C. he, Oren Vale,
  4. D. Oren Vale, he

Answer: A. Oren Vale

The appositive simply names the second engineer; no pronoun is needed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. him, Oren Vale,
Adding "him" makes three objects of "between" where there are two engineers.
C. he, Oren Vale,
"he" is a subject pronoun in an object position, and it is also redundant.
D. Oren Vale, he
A dangling "he" with nothing to do.

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