Subject Object Pronouns Explanation
Subject Object Pronouns Explanation
Subject Object Pronouns Explanation
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.)
• I like London.
• You have eaten the chocolate.
• He plays football.
• She hates mushrooms.
• It was cold.
• We are French.
• 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.
1. We use them for the object of a verb.
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2. We use them after a preposition (including after phrasal verbs.)
3. We use them after 'be' (In very formal English, the subject pronoun is sometimes used here,
but this is very old-fashioned and unusual.)
With short answers, we can also use a subject pronoun + a verb. This sounds a bit more formal
than the object pronoun alone.
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5. We use them after 'as' and 'than' for comparison.
We can again use the subject pronoun + a verb in the same situation.
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