Question

1. the candidates, earl and (i,me) will have to address the student body.

reason:

1. grandfather told steve and (i,me) about his childhood.
2. one of the students refuses to do (his, their) assignment.

reason:

1. matt, karen, and sherry edit (her, their) school magazine.

reason:

1. anyone who read (a, their) story receives extra credit.

reason:

1. felix, bob and rayna buy (her, their) lunch at sonic.

reason:

1. can marcia or john give (his, their) report before lunch?

reason:

1. shannon and (she, her) are the hardest workers.

reason:

1. jimmy played the sonata as well as (we, us).

reason:

1. the volunteers were mary, bob, and (she, her).

reason:

1. jerome solves algebra equations as quickly as ( him, he).

reason:

1. jeff and (him, he) got up early for the christmas bird count.

reason:

Explanation:

1. "I" is used as a subject in the sentence.
2. "Me" is used as an object of the verb "told".
3. "Their" is a gender-neutral singular pronoun matching the singular antecedent "one of the students" for inclusivity.
4. "Their" matches the plural antecedent "Matt, Karen, and Sherry".
5. "Their" is a gender-neutral singular pronoun matching the indefinite antecedent "anyone".
6. "Their" matches the plural antecedent "Felix, Bob and Rayna".
7. "Their" matches the compound antecedent "Marcia or John" for gender inclusivity.
8. "She" is used as a subject in the sentence.
9. "We" is used as a subject in the implied clause "as well as we played".
10. "Her" is used as a predicate nominative after the linking verb "were".
11. "He" is used as a subject in the implied clause "as quickly as he solves".
12. "He" is used as a subject in the sentence.

Answer:

1. I

Reason: Used as sentence subject

1. me

Reason: Used as verb object

1. their

Reason: Gender-neutral singular pronoun

1. their

Reason: Matches plural antecedent

1. their

Reason: Gender-neutral singular pronoun

1. their

Reason: Matches plural antecedent

1. their

Reason: Gender-inclusive for compound subject

1. she

Reason: Used as sentence subject

1. we

Reason: Subject in implied clause

1. her

Reason: Predicate nominative after linking verb

1. he

Reason: Subject in implied clause

1. he

Reason: Used as sentence subject