Multiple choice

Directions: Fill the blank space with the best choice from the given options (pronouns).

We objected to ______ taking all the credit.

  1. him

  2. his

  3. them

  4. these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is 'his' because it's a possessive pronoun standing alone as the object of 'to' - 'We objected to his taking all the credit'. The construction uses the possessive form with a gerund (taking) to indicate whose action is being objected to.

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