Sentence improvement – polite pronoun order and case in a compound subject: revise to '… when my wife, you and I were present in the hall' for natural order and correct subject pronoun case.

Verbal Ability Sentence Improvement Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    my wife, I and you
  • B
    you, I and my wife
  • C
    my wife, you and I
  • D
    No improvement

Answer

Correct Answer: my wife, you and I

Explanation

Given sentence'I hope you vividly remember the premier of the film when I, my wife and you were present in the hall.'

Concept/ApproachIn a compound subject, use subject case ('I', not 'me') and conventional polite order: third person → second person → first person ('my wife, you and I'). This also improves rhythm and clarity.

Step-by-step correctionReplace the sequence 'I, my wife and you' with 'my wife, you and I'.

Why other options are suboptimal'my wife, I and you' → unusual order and less polite.'you, I and my wife' → odd ordering.'No improvement' → retains a nonstandard ordering for formal English.

Final Answermy wife, you and I

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