Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
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A
Dr. Chu told me and her to take a break for lunch.
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B
Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.
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C
Dr. Chu told her and I to take a break for lunch.
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D
Dr. Chu told she and I to take a break for lunch.
Sentence “Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.” is grammatically correct because it uses objective case pronouns "her and me" as the compound object of the verb "told."
A) Dr. Chu told me and her to take a break for lunch.
While "me and her" uses correct objective case forms, standard English convention places others before oneself ("her and me" rather than "me and her") as a matter of politeness, though not strictly grammatical.
B) Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.
"Her and me" correctly uses objective case pronouns as the compound object of "told." Testing by removing one pronoun confirms correctness: "Dr. Chu told her..." and "Dr. Chu told me..." both use proper objective case.
C) Dr. Chu told her and I to take a break for lunch.
"I" is subjective case, incorrect for object position. "Dr. Chu told I" is ungrammatical; the verb "told" requires objective case pronouns as its object.
D) Dr. Chu told she and I to take a break for lunch.
Both "she" and "I" are subjective case, completely incorrect for object position after transitive verb "told." This represents a double case error.
Conclusion
Transitive verbs require objective case pronouns as their objects. Testing compound objects by isolating each pronoun confirms proper case usage: "told her" (correct) versus "told she" (incorrect), and "told me" (correct) versus "told I" (incorrect).