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The snow storm last week prevented Terry from getting to the mall to buy paper for his lessons. So he arrived at 8:55 a.m. and wrote this lesson on the board for his students.
This is what the students were assigned to read.
Pierre Trudeau - The Coolest Prime Minister of Canada!
- Him was born into a wealthy Montreal family on October 18, 1919.
- Pierre attended Harvard, University of Montreal and the London School of Economics.
- He graduated from all of they.
- She was elected to parliament in 1965.
- Pierre taught heself to slide down bannisters during the 1968 election.
- Himself won the 1968 election by a landslide.
- He invited the Rolling Stones to celebrate with he.
- He was often seen walking the streets of Montreal with a pretty girl on his arm.
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Below indicate if the lines above are correct or if there is a problem. Also describe the rule that is broken in the incorrect lines.
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1. incorrect - He was born into a wealthy Montreal family on October 18, 1919.
(Do not use an object pronoun "him" as a subject.)
2. correct
3. incorrect - He graduated from all of them.
(Do not use a subject pronoun "he"as an object.)
4. incorrect - He was elected to parliament.
(Use he when referring to a male/man.)
5. incorrect - Pierre taught himself to slide down bannisters during the 1968 election.
(Use "himself" as a reflexive pronoun, not "heself".)
6. incorrect - He won the 1968 election by a landslide.
(A reflexive pronoun cannot be used as a subject.)
7. incorrect - He invited the Rolling Stones to celebrate with him.
(Do not use a subject pronoun "he" as an object.)
8. correct
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