I have a section test and it turns out I got the answer wrong. When I asked why it was wrong and stated that I thought otherwise becuase of a rule I was taught that I'll explain my teacher looked it up in all of the books he has that may have contained the answer and he couldn't find it anywhere. The problem is this
"Ginny and They/Them laugh at Kevin"
The correct answer was Them and I had answered they becuase I thought it would be if you took ginny out of the whole process it would be "They laugh at Kevin". Apparently, no. I'm asking if you know and please if you do explain it. I'm at school and can't use my email account so email me at
beav0122cl@access-k12.org
Thank you so much for your help,
Cecilia E Locke
2006-09-05 04:59:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I disagree with your teacher. Even though the usage is a bit awkward, the correct form is "Ginny and they" because "they" is subject of the verb "laugh". I have not found an exact example as your sentence is written, but when the pronoun is the subject of the verb "they" is correct. There are very similar sentences at the second link.
2006-09-05 05:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Imaka and you are absolutely correct. The section test contained a mistake (which, honestly, occurs much more frequently than I ever imagine possible).
2006-09-05 05:13:15 · answer #2 · answered by bunstihl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋