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Difficulty: MediumPronoun Case and Person

When submitting articles to the university physics journal, the editor reminded the student researchers and I that if one wants to publish a paper, they're manuscript must adhere to the standard formatting guidelines.

Which of the following options correctly replaces the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. me that if one wants to publish a paper, one'sAnswer
  3. C
    me that if one wants to publish a paper, they're
  4. D
    I that if one wants to publish a paper, one's

Answer

The option containing the pronoun 'me' and the possessive 'one's' is the correct answer because it uses the objective pronoun case for the compound object and maintains a consistent third-person perspective.
The correct option correctly uses the objective pronoun 'me' because it functions as part of the compound direct object of the verb 'reminded.' It also maintains pronoun person consistency by using the possessive pronoun 'one's' to align with the third-person singular pronoun 'one' established earlier in the clause.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the syntactic role of the pronoun in the compound construction.
The pronoun is part of the compound object of the verb 'reminded' (reminded the student researchers and [pronoun]), so it must be in the objective case ('me' instead of 'I').
Object pronouns must be used in the object position of a sentence, even when part of a compound object.
2
Analyze the sentence for pronoun-person consistency.
The sentence establishes a third-person perspective with the pronoun 'one' ('if one wants to publish'). To maintain this perspective, the subsequent possessive pronoun must be 'one's' rather than shifting to 'they're' (a contraction for 'they are') or 'their'.
Pronoun person must remain consistent throughout a sentence to avoid confusing shifts in perspective.
3
Evaluate the options to find the one that corrects both errors.
The choice containing 'me' and 'one's' corrects both the pronoun case error and the pronoun person shift.
Only one option resolves the objective pronoun case requirement and maintains third-person consistency.

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Pronoun Case and Person
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