Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
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A
Nurse Lin asked she and I for our opinion.
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B
Nurse Lin asked me and her for our opinion.
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C
Nurse Lin asked her and me for our opinion.
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D
Nurse Lin asked her and I for our opinion.
Sentence “Nurse Lin asked her and me for our opinion.” is grammatically correct because it uses objective case pronouns "her and me" as the compound object of the verb "asked."
A) Nurse Lin asked she and I for our opinion.
Both "she" and "I" are subjective case—completely incorrect for object position after transitive verb "asked." This represents a double case error.
B) Nurse Lin asked me and her for our opinion.
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.
C) Nurse Lin asked her and me for our opinion.
"Her and me" correctly uses objective case pronouns as the compound object of "asked." Testing by removing one pronoun confirms correctness: "Nurse Lin asked her..." and "Nurse Lin asked me..." both use proper objective case.
D) Nurse Lin asked her and I for our opinion.
"I" is subjective case—incorrect for object position. "Nurse Lin asked I" is ungrammatical; the verb "asked" requires objective case pronouns as its object.
Conclusion
Transitive verbs require objective case pronouns as their objects. Testing compound objects by isolating each pronoun confirms proper case usage: "asked her" (correct) versus "asked she" (incorrect), and "asked me" (correct) versus "asked I" (incorrect).