Pronouns

Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Pronouns can be in one of three cases: Subject, Object, or Possessive.

Subject Pronoun Subject pronouns are used as the subject of the sentence. (I, you, he, she, it, we, and they) Example: She is going to the store. Example: They are buying pizza for dinner. Example: I want to travel to Europe.

Object Pronoun Object pronouns are used as the object of the sentence. (me, you, him, her, it, us, and them) Example: Mary doesn’t like him. Example: John wants to talk to you. Example: Lola didn’t invite them.

A visual for you… Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Singular I you he she it Plural we they Singular me you him her it Plural us them

I I talk to you. Me You talk to me. You Subject Pronoun singular Object Pronoun Noun I I talk to you. Me You talk to me. for oneself You one person I talk to

He He calls you. Him You call him. She She looks at you. Her Subject Pronoun singular Object Pronoun Noun He He calls you. Him You call him. a male She She looks at you. Her You look at her. a female It It is a cat. It is a banana. You feed it. You eat it. an animal, an idea, a place, a situation, a thing, time, weather, an emotion

Someone gave them ice cream. Subject Pronoun plural Object Pronoun Noun We We talk together. Us Someone talks to us. I + you = we me + you = us You You learn English. I teach you English. They They eat ice cream. Them Someone gave them ice cream. they/them can be people or things.

Possessive Pronouns my, mine, our, ours, its, his, her, hers, their, theirs, your, yours, whose, and one’s Example: One’s treasure is special. Example: Whose book is on our desk? Example: My dog is better than their dog. Example: His hair is longer than hers.

she vs. her Her and I traveled . OR She and I traveled. Each pronoun needs to make sense on its own. Her traveled. I traveled. She traveled. I traveled.

he vs. him Him and I read books. OR He and I read books. Each pronoun needs to make sense on its own. Him read books. I read books. He read books. I read books.

Don’t combine them! You cannot use a subject pronoun and an object pronoun to represent the subject of a sentence. Example: They and him went to the movies. They is a subject pronoun and him is an object pronoun. You cannot have them used together as the subject of a sentence because it doesn’t make sense. Correct: They and he went to the movies. They went to the movies. He went to the movies.

Don’t combine them! You cannot use a subject pronoun and an object pronoun to represent the object of a sentence either. Example: The kids kicked the ball to him and I. Him is an object pronoun and I is a subject pronoun. You cannot have them used together as the subject of a sentence because it doesn’t make sense. Correct: The kids kicked the ball to him and me. The kids kicked the ball to him. The kids kicked the ball to me.

Which is correct? Him and me cheated on the test. Him and I cheated on the test. He and I cheated on the test.

Which is correct? The teacher passed the paper to she and I. The teacher passed the paper to her and I. The teacher passed the paper to her and me. The teacher passed the paper to she and me.