Pronouns Exercises: Subject, Object, Possessive

Choose a pronoun by its job in the sentence. Use a subject pronoun (I, he, she, we, they) before the verb, an object pronoun (me, him, her, us, them) after a verb or preposition, and a possessive form to show ownership.

Pronoun forms

Subject	Object	Possessive adjective	Possessive pronoun
I	me	my	mine
you	you	your	yours
he	him	his	his
she	her	her	hers
it	it	its	—
we	us	our	ours
they	them	their	theirs

She called me yesterday.

💡 She does the action; me receives it.

This is my bag. That one is yours.

💡 My comes before a noun; yours stands alone.

The dog wagged its tail.

💡 Its shows possession and has no apostrophe.

Common mistakes to watch

❌ Me and him went home.

✅ He and I went home.

The pronouns are the subject, so subject forms are standard in careful English.

❌ Between you and I, it’s late.

✅ Between you and me, it’s late.

After a preposition, use the object form.

❌ The company changed it’s logo.

✅ The company changed its logo.

It’s means it is or it has; its is possessive.

Practice: 10 questions

Choose the correct pronoun. Decide whether the gap is a subject, an object or a possessive before you answer.

1. “Sara is my cousin. ___ (She / Her) lives in Delhi.”

2. “Can you help ___ (I / me) with this box?”

3. “Tom and ___ (I / me) are in the same class.”

4. “This pen isn’t mine. Is it ___ (your / yours)?”

5. “The cat hurt ___ (its / it’s) paw.”

6. “Our neighbours invited ___ (we / us) to dinner.”

7. “I gave the books to ___ (they / them).”

8. “Those are ___ (their / theirs) bikes.”

9. “My brother and ___ (she / her) are getting married.”

10. “The decision is ___ (our / ours) to make.”

Answers and explanations

1. She

💡 The gap is the subject of lives.

2. me

💡 The gap is the object of help.

3. I

💡 Tom and I is the subject of are.

4. yours

💡 No noun follows, so the possessive pronoun stands alone.

5. its

💡 Possession needs its, without an apostrophe.

6. us

💡 The gap is the object of invited.

7. them

💡 After the preposition to, use the object form.

8. their

💡 A noun follows, so the possessive adjective fits.

9. she

💡 My brother and she is the subject of the verb.

10. ours

💡 No noun follows the gap directly, so the possessive pronoun fits.

Is “It’s me” wrong?

No. “It’s me” is normal in everyday English. “It is I” is very formal and sounds old-fashioned to most speakers.

Can they refer to one person?

Yes. Singular they is widely used when a person’s gender is unknown or not relevant, or when it is the person’s chosen pronoun. It still takes a plural verb: they are.

Keep learning

Read the full pronouns guide, review subject–verb agreement and sentence parts.

Grammar reference: Cambridge on pronouns. The lesson explanations and practice questions are original.