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by Jazzy B » Fri Jul 29, 2016 4:51 am
All the tenants except Mr Jack and she intends on installing deadbolts.

A)she intends on installing
B)her intend to install
C)she intend to install



Please clarify on the pronoun concept used here.

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:05 am
Jazzy B wrote:All the tenants except Mr Jack and she intends on installing deadbolts.

A)she intends on installing
B)her intend to install
C)she intend to install



Please clarify on the pronoun concept used here.
Well, this sentence wouldn't pass muster on the GMAT, but here's the main idea.

If a pronoun is used as the subject of a verb, we use 'she.' She intends to do x.

But if the pronoun is used as an object, we use 'her.' Note that both verbs and prepositions take objects. 'Mary was delighted when Tim hugged her. (her = object of the verb "hugged." Mary was delighted when Tim gave a book to her. (You can think of "her" as the object of the preposition "to" or as the indirect object of the verb "gave."

The correct phrase would be "Except for her," as "her" would be the object of the preposition "for."
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