The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and _____ in which he asked us if ...
Does this sound awkward?
Mom wrote a letter from Spain to Canada addressed to Hazel and me in which she asked if we could settle the fight between we
it really does sound awkward! but if you write this sentence...
Mom wrote a letter from Spain to Canada addressed to Hazel and me in which she asked if we could settle the fight between us
of course it sounds correct and it makes perfect sense! similarly the above sentence also sounds and makes perfect sense.
whenever anyone has a doubt like this we should put all the options in the sentence and see what sounds nice and makes perfect sense
The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and _____ in which he asked us if ...
Explanation:
The sentence contains two blanks, which need to be filled with appropriate pronouns. Let's analyze the sentence to understand which pronoun should be used.
The sentence is in the past tense, and the solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and someone else. The letter asked if the matter between two people (Ann and someone else) can be settled. This means that the pronoun used for the first blank should be in the subjective case and refer to Ann and the person being addressed. The pronoun used for the second blank should be in the objective case and refer to the same two people.
Options and Explanation:
a) I / us - Incorrect, 'I' is in the subjective case and cannot refer to the person being addressed along with Ann. Also, 'us' is in the objective case and cannot refer to Ann and the person being addressed.
b) Me / us - Correct, 'Me' is in the objective case and can refer to the person being addressed along with Ann. Also, 'us' is in the objective case and can refer to Ann and the person being addressed.
c) Myself / ours - Incorrect, 'Myself' is a reflexive pronoun and cannot be used as a subject pronoun. Also, 'ours' is a possessive pronoun and cannot be used in the objective case.
d) Mine / our - Incorrect, 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun and cannot be used as a subject pronoun. Also, 'our' is in the possessive case and cannot be used in the objective case.
e) Me / we - Incorrect, 'Me' is in the objective case and cannot be used as a subject pronoun. Also, 'we' is in the subjective case and cannot be used in the objective case.
Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
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