Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumObject pronoun us
Standard English Conventions practice question
The coach praised ____ for playing so well.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. usCorrect
- B. we
- C. ourselves
- D. ours
Answer: A. us
The pronoun is the object of "praised".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. we
- "we" is a subject pronoun.
- C. ourselves
- "ourselves" would need "we" as the subject.
- D. ours
- "ours" is possessive.
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