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Difficulty: MediumPronoun Case and Person

During the regional robotics competition, the team mentor told the programmers and I that it's autonomous code would run successfully only if the sensors were calibrated.

Which of the following is the best revision of the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. me that itsAnswer
  3. C
    me that it's
  4. D
    I that its

Answer

The correct option is the one that reads 'me that its'.
The correct choice uses the objective case pronoun 'me' because it is part of the compound object of the verb 'told'. Additionally, it uses the possessive pronoun 'its' to show ownership of the autonomous code, avoiding the contraction 'it's' (which means 'it is').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the correct case for the pronoun following the verb 'told'.
The pronoun is part of the compound object of the verb 'told' (told the programmers and [me/I]). Therefore, it must be in the objective case: 'me'.
Objective pronouns function as objects of verbs or prepositions.
2
Determine whether to use the contraction 'it's' or the possessive pronoun 'its' before 'autonomous code'.
The sentence requires the possessive pronoun 'its' to modify 'autonomous code'. The contraction 'it's' (meaning 'it is') would create an ungrammatical phrase ('it is autonomous code would run').
Possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes.

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Pronoun Case and Person
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