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Difficulty: MediumPronoun Case and Person

Although the project manager assigned the task of drafting the proposal to the lead architect and I, we soon realized that if one wishes to meet its deadline, you must work through the weekend.

Which of the following choices represents the best revision of the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    I, we soon realized that if one wishes to meet its deadline, you
  2. me, we soon realized that if one wishes to meet its deadline, oneAnswer
  3. C
    me, we soon realized that if one wishes to meet it's deadline, one
  4. D
    I, we soon realized that if one wishes to meet its deadline, one

Answer

The choice that begins with 'me' and maintains 'one' throughout the conditional clause is the correct revision.
The correct choice uses the objective pronoun 'me' as part of the compound object of the preposition 'to' (to the lead architect and me). It also maintains pronoun person consistency by keeping the third-person perspective ('one... one') instead of shifting to the second person ('you').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the correct pronoun case for the compound construction.
The pronoun follows the preposition 'to', making it part of a compound object. Therefore, the objective case pronoun 'me' must be used instead of the subjective 'I'.
Objects of prepositions must be in the objective case.
2
Evaluate the consistency of pronoun person in the conditional clause.
The clause begins with the third-person singular pronoun 'one' ('if one wishes'). To maintain perspective and avoid an incorrect shift, the subsequent pronoun must also be the third-person 'one' instead of the second-person 'you'.
ACT English rules require maintaining pronoun person consistency within a sentence.
3
Verify that the possessive modifier is correct.
The possessive pronoun 'its' is correctly used to modify 'deadline'. The contraction 'it's' (meaning 'it is') would be grammatically incorrect.
Possessive pronouns do not take apostrophes, whereas contractions do.

Key Concept

Pronoun Case and Person Consistency
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Pronoun Case and Person

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