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After completing the grueling field research in the cloud forest, the head botanist informed the graduate assistant and he that they're catalog of rare fern species was ready for publication.

Which of the following options is the best replacement for the underlined portion?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    he that their
  3. C
    him that they're
  4. him that theirCevap

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him that their
The correct option correctly resolves both grammatical issues in the underlined portion. First, the pronoun is part of a compound direct object of the verb 'informed,' meaning it must be in the objective case ('him' rather than 'he'). Second, the word preceding 'catalog' must show possession, making 'their' the correct word, whereas 'they're' is a contraction meaning 'they are.'

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1
Analyze the grammatical function of the pronoun in the compound structure 'the graduate assistant and he/him'.
The compound structure serves as the direct object of the transitive verb 'informed'.
Direct objects must be in the objective case. Therefore, 'him' is correct, whereas the subjective case pronoun 'he' is grammatically incorrect in this role.
2
Determine the correct word to modify the noun 'catalog'.
The sentence requires a possessive word showing ownership of the catalog.
The contraction 'they're' stands for 'they are,' which does not make sense in this context. The possessive pronoun 'their' is required.
3
Combine the objective pronoun and the possessive pronoun to find the correct choice.
The correct combination is 'him that their'.
This resolves both the pronoun case error and the homophone confusion error.

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