Pronouns!

Pronouns are used in place of nouns. They enable speakers to refer to something or someone without having to repeat its name.

Example:

Mr. Jones lives in Kentucky. He frequently travels to Memphis to see his wife. She is a lawyer and only sees him on weekends.

The subject and object pronouns in English are as follows:


Use subject pronouns when the pronoun refers to the doer of the action or the main topic(Subject) of the sentence.

• Henry hit a baseball over the fence.
• He didn‟t know where it would land.
• It went right through Mrs. Crabby‟s window.
• She was furious. She called Henry‟s parents and told them what happened.
• Henry had to pay for the window with his hard-earned money.
• He wasn‟t too happy about that, but he learned a lesson.
• Now, he only plays baseball at the ball park.

Use object pronouns when the pronoun refers to the receiver of the action or is the object of a prepositional phrase.

• Ms. Lindon met her husband in a gold mine.
• The first time she saw him, she was in love.
• He also liked everything about her.
• He asked her to marry him the next day.
• Many friends joined them in the wedding celebration.

Reminders: Do not use subject pronouns in the object position or vice versa.


Remember to use he/him when referring to males and she/her when referring to females!