Personal Pronouns: Subject and Object Forms

Subject pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, we and they. Object forms include me, him, her, us and them. Use the form that matches its role.

What Are Pronouns?

Pronouns are words that REPLACE nouns. Instead of saying 'John went to John's house', we say 'John went to his house'. Pronouns make our sentences shorter and smoother!

Subject Pronouns (Who Does the Action)

Use these pronouns as the SUBJECT of a sentence (who does the action):

Pronoun	Used For	Example
I	Myself (the speaker)	I am happy.
You	The person I am talking to	You are smart.
He	One male person	He plays football.
She	One female person	She reads books.
It	Animals, things, ideas	It is raining.
We	Myself and others	We are friends.
They	Other people or things	They live in London.

Object Pronouns (Who Receives the Action)

Use these pronouns as the OBJECT of a sentence (who receives the action):

Subject	Object	Example
I	me	She called me.
you	you	I will help you.
he	him	I saw him yesterday.
she	her	Give this to her.
it	it	I like it.
we	us	They invited us.
they	them	I know them well.

Possessive Pronouns (Who Owns It)

Subject	Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronoun
I	my (my book)	mine (It is mine.)
you	your (your car)	yours (It is yours.)
he	his (his phone)	his (It is his.)
she	her (her bag)	hers (It is hers.)
it	its (its tail)	- (not used)
we	our (our house)	ours (It is ours.)
they	their (their dog)	theirs (It is theirs.)

Common Mistakes with Pronouns

❌ Me and John went to the store.

✅ John and I went to the store.

Use subject pronoun 'I' for subjects

❌ Give it to John and I.

✅ Give it to John and me.

Use object pronoun 'me' after prepositions

❌ Her is very nice.

✅ She is very nice.

'Her' is object/possessive, not subject

❌ This book is her.

✅ This book is hers.

Use possessive pronoun after 'is'

❌ Them are my friends.

✅ They are my friends.

'Them' is object, not subject

Pronouns in complete sentences

She called him.

💡 She is the subject; him is the object.

They invited us.

💡 They is a subject form; us is an object form.

They can refer to several people or to one person whose gender is unknown, unspecified, or described with they pronouns. Singular they still uses forms such as they are and they have.

Quick practice

1. Lina called Omar. Replace both names with subject/object pronouns.

2. Give the package to Sam and ___. Choose I or me.

3. ___ are ready. Choose We or Us.

4. Someone left their bag. Rewrite with singular they: “___ may return for it.”

5. This notebook belongs to me. “It is ___.”

6. Choose the object form of she.

Practice answers and explanations

1. She called him.

💡 She is subject and him is object.

2. me

💡 After to, use the object form.

3. We

💡 The pronoun is the subject.

4. They

💡 Singular they can refer to someone of unspecified gender.

5. mine

💡 Mine stands alone as a possessive pronoun.

6. her

💡 Her can be an object form; she is a subject form.

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Practice in the 30 Days English Challenge: Day 1: Subject Pronouns: Build Clear English Sentences · Day 3: Object Pronouns: When to Use Me, Him, Her and Them · Day 6: Relative Pronouns: Connect Ideas with Who, Which and That · Day 9: Reflexive Pronouns and Nouns: A Practical Guide · Day 16: Indefinite Pronouns: Someone, Anyone, Everyone and Nobody