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Object Pronouns (me, you, him, her ... etc.) in English
Pronouns have one form when used as subjects and another form when used as objects.
Subjects are what the sentence is about.
Objects are what is affected by the action of the subject.
- I like whisky. (I is the subject).
- I read books. (Books is the object as it is receiving the action).
| PRONOUNS | |
| Subject Pronoun | Object Pronoun |
| I | Me |
| You | You |
| He | Him |
| She | Her |
| It | It |
| We | Us |
| You (plural) | You |
| They | Them |
Object pronouns are used instead of nouns, usually because we already know what the object is. It makes the sentence easier to read and understand and avoids repetition. We normally use object pronouns after a verb or a preposition.
| Examples | |
| I like horses. | Subject Pronoun |
| Horses don't like me. | Object Pronoun |
| We talk to our neighbour. | Subject Pronoun |
| She talks to us. | Object Pronoun |
| They listen to the teacher. | Subject Pronoun |
| Listen to me carefully. | Object Pronoun |
| You speak very quickly. | Subject Pronoun |
| We watch them on TV. | Object Pronoun |
The Object Pronoun - it
Be careful when using 'it' as an object pronoun because it is only in the correct context that it has meaning. It needs to have already been mentioned or obvious to the listener what you are referring to. Compare;
- You are sitting on it! (The listener probably doesn't know what the speaker refers to).
- The letter is on the sofa. You are sitting on it! (It is obvious in the second sentence that the reference is to the letter)
- Subjective Vs. Objective - Dennis And I? Or Dennis And Me?
Proper grammar is important no matter what you?re writing. Whether you are writing fun fiction stories and informal communications or a paper for a course you are taking at an online school, correct grammar shows a good grasp of the English language....
- Rules Of Pronoun
The first rule of personal pronoun is, that the person or gender should be according to its noun- like He has finished his work.She has done her duty.You have done your dutyThey have done there dutyWe have done our duty.Nominative pronoun should...
- Preposition
Preposition A Preposition is a word which is placed before a Noun or a Pronoun or a Noun-equivalent word or a Phrase to show its relation to another word in a Sentence. The function of a Preposition is only to relate or link a Noun...
- Adjective Verb Adverb
Adjective is always a qualifying word and it always qualifies only a Noun or a Pronoun. Adjective is an attributive word and it always attributes either a Noun or a Pronoun. It may be said that Adjectives are the adjuncts to a...
- Noun And Pronoun
Noun & Pronoun Noun is one of the 8 kinds of Parts of Speech and Pronoun is the word which is used instead of a Noun. A Pronoun is the substituting word to a Noun. Though Verb is called the soul of a sentence,...