Which personal pronoun correctly completes the sentence?

The fastest runners are Harry and __________.

A.
them

B.
their

C.
they

I think either A or C. Since B is a possessive pronoun, that's out of the window.

Question

Which personal pronoun correctly completes the sentence? 

The fastest runners are Harry and __________.
 
 A.
them
 
 B.
their
 
 C.
they



I think either A or C. Since B is a possessive pronoun, that's out of the window.

anonymous · Answer

Its A. For sure

tinylittlehelper · Answer

Why? Can you explain?

anonymous · Answer

Sure, hold on

anonymous · Answer

Sorry, its just kinda hard for me to explain why in words

tinylittlehelper · Answer

Maybe because if you switch the subject and predicate around, then A is the only one that makes sense. I'm not sure though.

anonymous · Answer

Welp, I have no idea how to explain that... Its just something that I naturally know

anonymous · Answer

Is there a D choice?

tinylittlehelper · Answer

Um, no. But I got my answer from (musical) RESEARCH!

anonymous · Answer

them is referring to an object and they is referring to a subjuct
a subject is doing something
So it is correct

tinylittlehelper · Answer

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/pronouns/nominative-pronoun.html

tinylittlehelper · Answer

NO! I FAILED! IT WAS THEY!           >:0

anonymous · Answer

There is no possible way that it was they