The trainer praised francis and him for a successful competition.

determine the case and function of the underlined pronoun.

possessive; adjective
objective; direct object
nominative; subject
nominative; appositive

objective; direct object

Explanation:

He and Francis are the direct objects because they received praise from the trainer( the subject). Direct objects are in the objective case.

true. the definition explains it: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. this is a dictionary definition that i have looked up in a dictionary.