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Difficulty: MediumPronoun Case and Person

In their analysis of the nineteenth-century map, the museum curator and him argued that it's scale had been miscalculated by the original cartographer.

Which choice best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    him argued that its
  3. C
    he argued that it's
  4. he argued that itsAnswer

Answer

The correct choice is the option that uses the subjective pronoun 'he' and the possessive pronoun 'its'.
The correct option correctly uses the subjective pronoun 'he' because it serves as a compound subject performing the action of the verb 'argued'. Additionally, it correctly uses the possessive pronoun 'its' to show that the scale belongs to the map.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the correct case for the pronoun in the compound phrase 'the museum curator and...'.
The pronoun acts as part of the compound subject performing the action 'argued'. Therefore, the subjective pronoun 'he' is required instead of the objective pronoun 'him'.
Subject pronouns must be used when the pronoun is the subject of a verb.
2
Determine the correct word to show possession for the noun 'scale'.
The sentence refers to the scale belonging to the map, which requires the possessive pronoun 'its'. The contraction 'it's' (meaning 'it is' or 'it has') is incorrect in this context.
Possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes.

Key Concept

Pronoun Case and Homophones in Compound Structures
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Pronoun Case and Person

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