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:

    Subject

    I
    You
    He
    She
    It
    We
    They

    Object

    Me
    You
    Him
    Her
    It
    Us
    Them

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.
WRONG:
Correct:

WRONG:
Correct:

Give the balloon to he.
Give the balloon to him.

Her is the one I want to see.
She is the one I want to see.

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

WRONG:
Correct:

Mary lived on a farm. He had a little lamb.
Mary lived on a farm. She had a little lamb.

Mr. Smith has gone to Washington. I'll give her the message.
Mr. Smith has gone to Washington. I'll give him the message.

 
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pronouns
written by Abby, April 28, 2008
when do i us you in plural. help meeeee
and what does it means: verbs must be writtn in the (s) form with 3rd person singular
does
written by shine, May 20, 2008
im happy to meet this site of yours...pls tell me how can i used the DOES?
answers to both ABBY and SHINE
written by chayanika sarkar., June 13, 2008
'YOU' should use in plural as the word 'YOU' refers to you all people.
in present indefinite tense 'S' or 'ES' add with the main verb of the sentence in singular number.EXMP.she reads English.in this sentence READ is main verb,SHE is third person singular number.


DOES is used in present tense in third person singular number AND to ask question DOES is used as the very first word of the sentence.

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