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GATE 2019 CE (CE1) – Question 5

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

“The CEO’s decision to quit was as shocking to the Board as it was to ______.” Choose the correct pronoun.

  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
  4. myself

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Correct answer: (B) me

Explanation

After the preposition to,use the object pronoun me. I is a subject pronoun,my is possessive,and myself would need an appropriate reflexive antecedent. Thus **me,B** correctly parallels to the Board.