Read the sentence. Everyone was as surprised as _____ [were]. Which pronoun correctly completes the elliptical clause? we us ours

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Mattt · Answer 1 · 2017-06-17T12:47:06+0000

The correct answer in this case is "we"

Us is also correct but in that case the sentence would not be an elliptical one. If you use "we" then the sentence is both correct and elliptical which fits the description of the question.

Read the sentence. Everyone was as surprised as _____ [were]. Which pronoun correctly completes the elliptical clause? we us ours

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