You cannot come between my sister and …

Analyze the question The sentence is: "You cannot come between my sister and __." We need the correct pronoun form to follow the preposition "between."

Explain the concept After a preposition (such as between, to, for, with, from), we use the objective (accusative) case of the pronoun:

• Subjective: I, he, she, we, they
• Objective: me, him, her, us, them

"Between" is a preposition, and both "my sister" and the missing word are its objects. So the pronoun must be in the objective case: me.

Step-by-step solution

1. Identify the preposition: between.
2. The structure is "between [object 1] and [object 2]", so "my sister" and the blank are both objects of "between".
3. Test the options: • A. myself: a reflexive pronoun. It needs the subject "I" in the same clause (e.g., "I hurt myself"), so it is wrong here. • B. me: objective case, correct after a preposition. • C. I: subjective case, so it is wrong after "between". (The common error "between you and I" is non-standard.) • D. mine: a possessive pronoun, which would need a noun to refer back to (e.g., "my sister and my brother, not mine"), so it doesn't fit.
4. Read it back: "You cannot come between my sister and me." ✔

Answer: B. me

Tip: Whenever you see "between _ and _", remove the other person to test it: "You cannot come between me." You would never say "between I". Remember that prepositions are followed by me, him, her, us, them. Also avoid "between you and I", a favourite trap in WASSCE, JAMB and NECO.