Pronouns

A pronoun must point clearly to one noun and match it in number, and it must take the right case: subject (I, he, who) or object (me, him, whom).

How to do it

Find the noun the pronoun replaces. If you cannot name it at once, or there are two candidates, the pronoun is unclear.
Match number: a singular noun ("the committee," "each student") takes "it" or "his or her," not "they."
For case, cover the other half of a pair: "between you and I" becomes "between I," which is wrong, so it is "between you and me."
Who or whom? Answer the clause with he or him. "He" means who; "him" means whom.

Example

Wrong When the senator met the governor, he promised to support the canal.

Right When the senator met the governor, the senator promised to support the canal.

Two men, one "he." The test prefers naming the noun again over a pronoun that could point either way.

Traps

"Its" is possessive; "it's" means "it is." "Their," "there" and "they're" work the same way.
A collective noun such as "the society" or "the jury" is singular on this test.

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