Subject pronouns vs object pronouns.

 

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
Example: Mary is a nice girl. Mary has a cat. Mary’s cat likes Mary.
We can avoid repeating Mary by using pronouns.
Example: Mary is a nice girl. She has a cat. Her cat likes her.

This lesson will show you when and how to use pronouns. There are two types of pronouns:

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are pronouns that take the place of a subject. Subjects are usually in front of the verb. Subjects are the part of sentence that do the action. The subject pronouns are:

Examples:

• I am happy.
• She runs fast.
• He lives in Long Beach.
• We are in class.
• They work at the college.

Exercise on subject pronouns

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns are pronouns that take the place of an object. Objects are usually behind the verb. Objects are the part of the sentence that receive the action. The object pronouns are:

Examples:

• Bring me the book.
• Give her the money.
• Juanita lives close to him.
• The car almost hit us.

Exercise on object pronouns

Equivalence:

Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun
I	me
you	you
he	him
she	her
it	it
we	us
they	them

Try this interactive book to check your understanding. It also includes a revision of possessive adjectives. Can’t you remember it well? Complete this exercise on possessive adjectives before opening the book

Now, try these exercises that combine different types of pronouns: 1, 2, 3