English grammar error-spotting (pronoun case after ‘‘between’’): Identify the part with the error; check objective case after prepositions and overall clause balance: ‘‘Please try to understand / that the dispute on this issue is between my brother and myself, / and concerns nobody else. / No error.’’

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: that the dispute on this issue is between my brother and myself,

Explanation:

Given data

  • A: ‘‘Please try to understand’’
  • B: ‘‘that the dispute on this issue is between my brother and myself,’’
  • C: ‘‘and concerns nobody else.’’
  • D: ‘‘No error.’’

Concept / ApproachAfter a preposition (‘‘between’’), use the objective case pronoun: ‘‘me’’ not ‘‘myself’’ (a reflexive form that must refer back to ‘‘I’’ in the same clause, which is absent here).

Step-by-Step evaluationPart B is incorrect; it should be ‘‘between my brother and me’’.

Correction‘‘Please try to understand that the dispute on this issue is between my brother and me, and concerns nobody else.’’

Common pitfalls

  • Overusing ‘‘myself’’ for formality where simple objective case is required.

Final Answerthat the dispute on this issue is between my brother and myself,

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