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Difficulty: HardPronoun Case and Person

The lead designer told the engineering team that the collaboration between the software developers and she, since their work would dictate the layout of the user interface.

Which of the following choices best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    she, since their
  2. B
    her, since they're
  3. her, since theirAnswer
  4. D
    she, since they're

Answer

The choice that uses the objective pronoun 'her' and the possessive pronoun 'their' is correct.
The correct option correctly uses the objective pronoun 'her' as the object of the preposition 'between' and uses the possessive pronoun 'their' to correctly modify the noun 'work'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the grammatical role of the pronoun following the preposition.
The pronoun is part of the compound object 'between the software developers and [pronoun]'.
Objects of prepositions must be in the objective case.
2
Determine the correct case for the pronoun.
The objective form of the third-person singular feminine pronoun is 'her'.
'She' is a subjective pronoun, whereas 'her' is the objective pronoun.
3
Evaluate the homophone following the pronoun.
The sentence requires the possessive pronoun 'their' to modify the noun 'work'.
The contraction 'they're' stands for 'they are', which creates an ungrammatical fragment: 'since they are work'.

Key Concept

Pronoun Case in Compound Objects and Homophone Distinction
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Pronoun Case and Person

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