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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or...

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WAEC 2018

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences. 

_______ arrived before the manager. 

  • A. Neither he nor I
  • B. Neither me nor him
  • C. Either I nor him
  • D. Neither me nor him
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation

When using pronouns in compound subjects like this one, we use the subjective case (I, he, she, we, they) rather than the objective case (me, him, her, us, them). So, "Neither he nor I" is correct instead of "Neither me nor him."


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