Complete the text messages between two friends trying to coordinate a surprise party. Choose the best word for each gap.

"Sarah and I are buying the decorations now. Are you coming with us to the store?"

"No, the twins are distracting the birthday boy. I need to help them keep him busy!"

"Sarah and I are buying the decorations now. Are you coming with us to the store?" "No, the twins are distracting the birthday boy. I need to help them keep him busy!"

us is an object pronoun that replaces "Sarah and I." We always use object pronouns after prepositions like "with."

them is an object pronoun replacing "the twins." It receives the action of the verb "help."