Please help me in my english pronouns..so that it would be the right grammar

Philippines
June 22, 2008 1:49am CST
1.)If you were (I, me) what would you do? 2.)The student council pledged (its, their) full support to the drive 3.) (Whoever, whomever) you are and 4.) (Whoever, whomever) you seek, don't bother me. 5.) I think you are as tall as (she, her) 6.) I knew all the time that it was (he, him) 7.) For several hours, they believed me to be (he,him) 8.) Do you remember (me, my) asking your opinion? 9.) Was it (he,him) (who, whom) you struck? 10.) Run quickly and summon (whoever, whomever) is in charge. 11.) Have you given (he, him) the work? 12.) Everybody wants (his, her, our) exams easy. 13.) No one should allow (himself, herself, themselves) to be deceived by others. 14.) All students are expected to turn in (his, her, their) papers on time. 15.) The female employees chose for (his, her, their) uniform the color light orange. 16.) The bag of candies was placed inside (its, their) box. 17.) The people in that house want (our, their) neighbors quiet. super thanks a lot in advance to the one who would answer these questions, i'm quite confuse with the rules
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
22 Jun 08
1) If you were (me). 2) The student council pledged (their) 3) (Whoever) u are 4) and (whomever) u seek 5) I think u are just as tall as (her) 6) I knew all the time it was (him) 7) For several hours, they believed me to be (him) 8) Do u remember (me) 9) Was it (him) (whom) 10) Run quickly and summon (whoever) 11) Have u given (him) 12) Funny choices u have for this question 13) No one should allow (themselves) 14) All students are expected to turn in (their) 15) The female employees chose for (their) 16) The bag of candies was placed inside (its) 17) The people in that house wants (their)
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
22 Jun 08
oh ya.. Thanks for pointing that out ^_^ hehe
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• Philippines
22 Jun 08
1.) If you were me, what would you do? 2.) The student council pledged its full support to the drive. 3.) Whoever you are and 4.) whomever you seek, don't bother me. 5.) I think you are as tall as her. 6.) I knew all the time that it was him. 7.) For several hours, they believed me to be him. 8.) Do you remember me asking your opinion? 9.) Was it him whom you struck? 10.) Run quickly and summon whoever is in charge. 11.) Have you given him the work? 12.) Everybody wants our exams TO BE easy. 13.) No one should allow himself to be deceived by others. 14.) All students are expected to turn in their papers on time. 15.) The female employees chose for their uniform the color light orange. 16.) The bag of candies was placed inside its box. 17.) The people in that house want their neighbors quiet. Sorry for the mistakes I made. I, myself am not sure of my answers, either.
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@Darkwing (21583)
23 Jun 08
Sure... and I'll try to explain why I'm using that particular pronoun for you. This is English English, by the way. lol. 1. If you were me. (This is a difficult one because if said the other way around it would be If I was you. Plus, if you're saying the two of you would do something, you would say, You and I.) 2. The student council pledged its full support to the drive. (Reason... the student council is one, single body). 3. Whoever you are. (I can't give reason for this one). 4. Whomever you seek, don't bother me. (Nor this.) 5. I think you are as tall as her. (She would be out of context here). 6. I knew all the time that it was him. (Ditto) 7. For several hours, they believed me to be him. 8. Do you remember my asking your opinion? 9. Was it he whom you struck? 10. Run quickly and summon whomever is in charge. 11. Have you given him the work? 12. Everybody wants his exams easy. (I would have said this differently had you given the choice, as "everbody" is every singular person. They're not all he and not all she, so, I would say... Everybody wants their exams easy.) 13. No one should allow himself to be deceived by others. (It is no one, so again, singular, not plural) 14. All students are expected to turn in their papers on time. 15. The female employees chose for their uniforms, the colour orange. (A number of employees, so their, is appropriate) 16. The bag of candies was placed inside its box. (Single bag, so its, not their). 17. The people in that house want their neighbours quiet. (You are referring to others, so their applies. If you were referring to your own neighbours, then it would be our.) Brightest Blessings, and good luck.
@Darkwing (21583)
23 Jun 08
Well, as I said, I'm English and I speak the proper English language, but I wouldn't mind betting that the person who said whom and whomever weren't used much any more, were American. The Americans have their own version of English as they have adapted it to their liking. However, if you're learning "proper" English, you'll find those words are still used. When it comes to everybody and everyone, nobody and no-one, I prefer everyone and nobody, but they mean the same thing, so it matters not which you use. Brightest Blessings, and thank you for refreshing my English Grammar!
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@olivemai (4738)
• United States
27 Jun 08
Yes, it is true, in America, we can speak anyway we like, but if we want to get the answers correct on a quiz, then we must use the proper pronouns!
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• United States
23 Jun 08
Excellent, Darkwing. Someone else said that people don't use whom anymore. We certainly do, if we're speaking and writing correctly. Kudos for #8 and #9 whom and whomever. #12 I would say, Everyone (I like the sound of everyone better than everybody) wants his/her exams to be easy.
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• China
23 Jun 08
You could buy a English assistant software wich is so helpful for me! I think the basic phonetic symbol is the most impotrant you should read again and again!
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@olivemai (4738)
• United States
27 Jun 08
Why buy it when you can get it free? Here is another good website to teach English grammar for free! http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/clausetext.html and it tells us that "whom" is not used very often anymore, in speech!
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
22 Jun 08
well, i think that most of the answers are both right, the slight difference lies in whether they r used in a formal or informal way. no grammar is absolutely right, grammra is changing, i think.
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@olivemai (4738)
• United States
27 Jun 08
The rules for grammar are changing? I do not think os, it is just more acceptable to get it wrong than ever before! here is a website with help for English grammar and pronouns! http://www.buzzin.net/english/pronouns.htm
• United States
26 Jun 08
1) me, 2) its 3) whoever 4) whomever 5) she 6) he 7) he 8) my 9) he, whom 10) whoever 11) him 12) his 13) himself 14) their 15) their 16) its 17) their Try Warriner's English Grammar! It's what I used in school a million years ago, and it's still great!
• United States
23 Jun 08
1. If you were (me) what would you do? 2. The student council pledged (their) full support to the drive. 3. and 4. (Whoever) you are and (whomever) you seek, don't bother. 5. I think you are as tall as (she) is. 6. I knew all the time than it was (him). 7. For several hours, they believed me to be (him). 8. Do you remember (my) asking your opinion? 9. Was it (he) (whom) you struck? 10. Run quickly and summon (whoever) is in charge. 11. Have you given (him) the work? 12. Everybody wants easy exams (This works well enough without "his", "her" and "our"). 13. No one should allow (themselves) to be deceived by others. 14. All students are expected to turn in (their) papers on time. 15. The female employees chose for (their) uniform the light orange. 16. The bag of candies was placed inside (its) box. 17. The people in that house want quiet neighbors (Again, no need for extra words that are not needed in a sentence). Remember, English is a lot like any other language out there. The way that it is spoken can be the way that it is written, but most people who speak English, do not write in the way that they communicate with others.
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@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
23 Jun 08
I'm not very good at English so I will also say if I'm sure or I just assume that's the right response. 1. me (sure) 2. their (sure) 3. whoever (sure) 4. whomever (not sure) 5. her (sure) 6. him (sure) 7. him (sure) 8. me (not sure) 9. him (sure), who (not sure) 10. whoever (sure) 11. him (sure) 12. his (not sure) 13. themselves (not sure) 14. their (not sure) 15. their (sure) 16. its (sure) 17. their (sure) I hope that's useful...
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
22 Jun 08
Hey...you just want us to do your homework don't you? LOL
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@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
22 Jun 08
Hey there! The answers posted are correct so far. I think you should buy a book to learn more. If you're really keen on improving your English grammar, then a handbook should be really helpful. It's too bad that grammar isn't corrected here on myLot. Try using Microsoft word, it's spell check feature also corrects minor grammatical errors. :)
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