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.
Between I and he, there's nothing more to say.
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Between I and he,
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Between me and him,
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Between him and me,
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Between I and him,
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Correct answer
Explanation
Explanation for (1): Between always takes an 'objective case' and I and he are both subjective cases. Therefore, they should be converted to 'him and me'.
Explanation for (2): The rules of etiquette, and accordingly the rules of grammar require the third person to be placed before the first. Hence, (4) is incorrect.
Justification for (3): Between always takes an 'objective case' and I and he are both subjective cases. Therefore, they should be converted to 'him and me'. The rules of etiquette, and accordingly the rules of grammar require the third person to be placed before the first. Hence, (4) is incorrect.
Explanation for (4): Between always takes an 'objective case'. This option compounds the error of pronoun usage by using one pronoun in the subjective case and the other in objective.
Explanation for (5): Between always takes an 'objective case'. This option compounds the error of pronoun usage by using one pronoun in the subjective case and the other in objective.