Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party except my sister and I.

  1. Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party except my sister and I.

  2. Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party excluding my sister and I.

  3. Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party except for my sister and I.

  4. Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party except my sister and me.

  5. Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party with the exception of my sister and me.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): 'Except' is always followed by pronoun in the objective case. Here the usage of subjective case 'I' is incorrect. Option (5) makes unwarranted changes in the sentence.

Explanation for (2): 'Except' is always followed by pronoun in the objective case. This option fails to correct the error but makes unwarranted changes in the sentence.

Explanation for (3): 'Except' is always followed by pronoun in the objective case. This option fails to correct the error but makes unwarranted changes in the sentence.
Justification for (4): 'Except' is always followed by pronoun in the objective case. Here the usage of subjective case 'I' is incorrect. Option (4) corrects the error. Explanation for (5): Option (5) makes unwarranted changes in the sentence.

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