The security guard followed ____ and his daughter out of the contemporary art museum.
Which of the following pronouns correctly completes the sentence above?

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For this example, we use the pronoun "him" because it an object of the verb "give."
The pronoun "him" is used to refer to the speaker when he/she is the object of an action of a verb in some way, either directly or indirectly. You can ask yourself, is the person experiencing the action of the verb in some way? This also means that "him" will be used when the person is being referenced in the predicate of the sentence.
The pronoun "he" is used to refer to the speaker when he/she is the subject of a sentence. You can ask yourself, is the person the one doing the action in the sentence?
The pronoun "his" is a possessive pronoun that is used to show ownership. In the case of "his," it would be used to show some sort of ownership that someone has over something. In this case, "his" is already used to show that the man is with his daughter.
The pronoun "her" is incorrect, as the use of the pronoun "his" tells us that the person in the sentence is a male.

The Security Guard Followed ____ and His Daughter Out of the Contemporary