Grammar: Object pronouns

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Subject and Object pronouns

Subject Pronouns

The English subject pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, we they. (Of course, we use 'you' when we're talking to one person and when we're talking to more than one person.)

We use these pronouns when they are the subject of a verb. I like London. You eat the cake. He plays basketball. She hates lamb. It was hot. We are Spanish. They are going home.

Object Pronouns

In English, we also have object pronouns.

These are: me / you / him / her / it/ us/ them. (Notice that 'it' and 'you' are the same when they're subject pronouns or object pronouns.) We use the object pronouns in most situations when the pronoun is not the subject of a verb.

Object pronouns are used as

1. The OBJECT of a verb

• Joseph knows me.
• Angela knows you.
• The dog licked him.
• David hugged her.
• The teacher dropped it.
• The children love us.
• Luis helped them.

Object pronouns are used as

2. We use them after a preposition.

• It's important to me.
• Can the children come with you?
• Look at her!
• The chocolate is for him.
• David is looking forward to it.
• Keep up with us!
• Lucy works for them.

Object pronouns are used as

3. We use them after 'be'.

• Who's there? It's me!
• It's you.
• This is her.
• It was him!

Object pronouns are used as

4. We use them with short answers.

• A: Who's there? B: Me!
• A: Who ate the cake? B: Him!
• A: I'm tired. B: Me too.

With short answers, we can also use a subject pronoun + a verb. This sounds a bit more formal than the object pronoun alone. A: Who's there? B: I am! A: Who ate the cake? B: He did! A: I'm tired. B: I am too.

Object pronouns are used as

5. We use them after 'as' and 'than' for comparison.

• She is as tall as me.
• He is taller than her.

We can again use the subject pronoun + a verb in the same situation. She is taller than I am. He is taller than she is.

Object pronouns are used as

6. We use them after 'but' and 'except'.

• Everybody went home early but me.
• Everybody went home early except him.

Keep in mind!

Let's practice

What is the right object pronoun?

• I am hungry. The pizza is for
• You are hungry. The apple is for
• Felipe is hungry. The hot dog is for
• She is hungry. The peas are for
• The dog is hungry. The sausage is for
• We are hungry. The vegetables are for
• You are hungry. The salad is for
• They are hungry. The chicken is for

Thank you!!

Aquilino C.