Pronouns: Personal Pronouns - Subject and Object Pronouns

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Ivan Fri, Feb 18, 2022 10:46 AM UTC

Learning about the two subtypes of personal pronouns - those which relate to or substitute for subject or object nouns in a sentence.

1. PERSONAL PRONOUN
Subject and object pronouns
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2. PERSONAL PRONOUN
Pronouns - personal pronouns (I, me, you etc)
I You
Pronouns are words we use in the
place of a full noun.
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3. PERSONAL PRONOUN
We have both subject and object pronouns:
Subject Object Subject Object
• I • Me • It • It
• You • You • We • Us
• He • Him • You • You
• She • Her • They • Her
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4. PERSONAL PRONOUN
We use he/him to refer to men.
This is Jack. He’s my brother. I don’t
think you have met him.
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5. PERSONAL PRONOUN
We use she/her to refer to women.
This is Angela. She’s my sister. Have you
met her before?
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6. PERSONAL PRONOUN
When we are not sure if we are talking about a
man or a woman we use they/them.
You could go to a doctor. They might
help you.
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7. SUBJECT PRONOUNS
We use subject pronouns as subject of the verb:
I like your dress.
You are late.
He is my friend
It is raining
She is on holiday
We live in England.
They come from London.
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8. SUBJECT PRONOUNS
WARNING
Remember: English clauses always have a
His father has just retired. Was a teacher. > He was a teacher.
I’m waiting for my wife. Is late. > She is late.
If there is no other subject we use it or there.
We call this a dummy subject.
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9. OBJECT PRONOUNS
We use object pronouns:
• as the object of the verb:
Can you help me please?
I can see you.
She does not like him.
I saw her in town today.
We saw them in town yesterday but they didn’t see us.
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10. OBJECT PRONOUNS
We use object pronouns:
• after preposition:
She is waiting for me.
I’ll get it for you.
Give it to him.
Why are you looking at her?
Don’t take it from us.
I speak to them.
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