WAEC 2014 English Language · Question 120

Uncle Richard invited Naza and … to his house.

Question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence. Uncle Richard invited Naza and ............ to his house.

  1. A.me
  2. B.I
  3. C.myself
  4. D.she

Answer: A. me

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: The sentence is "Uncle Richard invited Naza and __ to his house." We need to choose the pronoun that fits grammatically after "and".

Explain the concept: Pronouns have different cases depending on their function in the sentence:

  • Subject pronouns (I, he, she, we, they) do the action.
  • Object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them) receive the action.
  • Reflexive pronouns (myself, herself, etc.) are used only when the subject and object are the same person, or for emphasis.

Step-by-step solution:

  1. Find the verb: "invited."
  2. Find the subject: "Uncle Richard" (he is the one doing the inviting).
  3. Find the object: "Naza and __" (the people being invited).
  4. Because the blank is part of the object, we need an object pronoun.

Test each option:

  • A. me: an object pronoun, so it is correct. "Uncle Richard invited me."
  • B. I: a subject pronoun, so it is wrong here. "Uncle Richard invited I" is incorrect.
  • C. myself: a reflexive pronoun, wrong because the subject (Uncle Richard) is not the same person as the speaker.
  • D. she: a subject pronoun, so it is wrong here. Also, it does not fit the object position.

Quick check: Remove "Naza and." You get "Uncle Richard invited me to his house." This sounds right, so "Naza and me" is correct.

Answer: A. me

Tip: When you are unsure about a pronoun in a pair ("Naza and ___"), cross out the other person and read the sentence with just the pronoun. If "invited I" sounds wrong, then "invited Naza and I" is wrong too. Remember this trick for many JAMB, WASSCE and NECO grammar questions.

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