Business English Part 42

20. My sister stayed home. My sister stayed _at_ home.

21. Why do you act that way? Why do you act _in_ that way?

22. We left the third of June. We left _on_ the third of June.

=Exercise 127=

The object of a preposition is always in the objective case. Some people have great difficulty in recognizing that in such expressions as _for you and me_, the p.r.o.noun _me_ is as much the object of the preposition _for_ as the p.r.o.noun _you_. Both words must be in the objective case.

It is incorrect to say _for you and I_.

In the following sentences omit the incorrect italicized form:

1. The invitation is for father and _I_--_me_.

2. Every one has finished his work except _he_--_him_ and _I_--_me_.

3. It's a question that you and _I_--_me_ must decide; it refers to you and _I_--_me_ alone.

4. Girls like you and _she_--_her_ should have a good influence over the others.

5. All but you and _I_--_me_ have left.

6. He did it for you and _I_--_me_.

7. No one objected but _they_--_them_ and _we_--_us_.

8. She sat opposite you and _I_--_me_.

9. They were sitting near you and _I_--_me_.

10. We expect you to return with mother and _I_--_me_.

11. He wanted my brother and _I_--_me_ to go into business with his brother and _he_--_him_.

12. Neither _she_--_her_ nor her sister have I seen for several months.

13. My companion and _I_--_me_ took up the trail of the bear at once. For some distance it led _he_--_him_ and _I_--_me_ over the soft, yielding carpet of moss and pine needles, and the footprints were quite easily made out.

14. _He_--_him_ and _I_--_me_ had, of course, to keep a sharp lookout ahead and around for the grizzly.

15. All are going on the excursion except _he_--_him_ and _I_--_me_.

16. _He_--_him_ and _I_--_me_ went fis.h.i.+ng.

17. The rule applies to _we_--_us_ all--the manager, _they_--_them_ who keep books, you, and _I_--_me_.

18. She beckoned to my companion and _I_--_me_.

19. The letter was to be read by the president or _I_--_me_.

20. He did it for the sake of my father and _I_--_me_.

21. We study Shakespeare with her sister and _she_--_her_.

22. _She_--_her_ and her sister went to the lecture with my sister and _I_--_me_.

23. They sent for _she_--_her_ and _I_--_me_, not you and _he_--_him_.

24. The program was arranged by the president and _I_--_me_.

25. They found that his father and _he_--_him_ had already left.

26. Mother is going to buy a birthday present to-day for _she_--_her_ and _I_--_me_.

27. The play is interesting not only to you older people but to _we_--_us_ younger ones also.

28. They expected the work to be done by _she_--_her_ and _I_--_me_.

29. The dispute between his neighbor and _he_--_him_ over their lot line was settled by the surveyors this morning.

30. He wants to speak to you and _I_--_me_.

=Exercise 128--Than, as=

_Than_ and _as_ are not prepositions but conjunctions. They are used to introduce subordinate clauses. Usually the clause is incomplete, but the omitted part is easily understood from the preceding clause and must be supplied to show the case of the noun or the p.r.o.noun that is expressed; as,

_Right_: She is as tall as I [am].

_Right_: She is taller than he [is].

_Right_: I should invite you rather than her [than I should invite her].

Use the correct one of the italicized p.r.o.nouns in the following sentences:

1. I'll agree that he is richer than _I_--_me_, but riches are not everything.

2. I shall send her rather than _he_--_him_.

3. No one felt sorrier than _she_--_her_.

4. No one knows more about an automobile than _he_--_him_.

5. You are more capable of doing the work than _he_--_him_.

6. We were nearer the goal than you or _he_--_him_.

7. You finished the work almost as quickly as _she_--_her_.