Simple Pronouns

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Simple Pronouns

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

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 Pronouns	Object Pronouns
I	Me
You	You
he/she/it	him/her/it
They	Them
We	Us

Use subject pronouns when the pronoun refers to the doer of action or 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 allowance.
He wasn't too happy about that, but he learned his lesson.
Now, he only plays baseball at the ballpark.

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

Ms. Landers met her husband in a gold mine. The first time she saw him, he was searching through a pile of rocks for the precious metal. He would sift it, wash it, even burn it to make sure it was the real thing. After seeing him hard at work, Ms. Landers knew she had found him-the man of her dreams.

Common Problems
Using subject pronouns in the object position and vice versa.

WRONG:	Give the balloon to he.
Correct:	Give the balloon to him.

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

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