1. THE OBJECT PRONOUNS
Object pronoun
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In linguistics, an object pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used typically as a
grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
2. Object pronouns contrast with subject pronouns. Object pronouns in English take the
objective case, sometimes called the oblique case or object case.[1]
For example, the
English object pronoun me is found in "They see me" (direct object), "He's giving me my
book" (indirect object), and "Sit with me" (object of a preposition); this contrasts with the
subject pronoun in "I see them," "I am getting my book," and "I am sitting here."
The English personal and interrogative pronouns have the following subject and object
forms:
Subject
pronoun
Object
pronoun
I me
he him
she her
it
we us
you
they them
who (whom)
what
In some languages the direct object pronoun and the indirect object pronoun have separate
forms. For example in Spanish, direct object: Lomandaron a la escuela (They sent him to
school) and indirect object: Lemandaronunacarta (They sent him a letter). Other languages
divide object pronouns into a larger variety of classes. On the other hand, many languages,
for example Persian, do not have distinct object pronouns: Man Farsi baladam (I can speak
Persian). Be manmidanad. (He knows me).
I can't see Mary. I can't see ________
him
she
her
Karen is next to Peter. Karen is next to ________
he
him
he
Can you help Peter and Ann? Can you help ________?
3. they
you
them
Drink your apple juice! Drink ________!
it
its
your
We are going to the cinema. Come with ________!
we
them
us
These are my bananas. You can't eat ________
they
them
it
Carol is at school. She can't come with ________
we
us
they
The cat is under the chair. Can you see __________?
he
she
it
Dave can't swim. Help ________!
him
her
4. he
It's Kate's birthday today. This is a present for ________
she
her
it
Where are you? I can't see ________
your
you
us
The windows are opened. Close ________
it
they
them
I can't ride a horse. Help ________!
I
me
it
Fill in the correct object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
1). I went to the cinema with Joe and Tom. I went with .
2). Mary and I are going shopping. are going shopping.
3). The chair is very comfortable. Please sit in .
4). The cat is sleeping. Do not disturb .
5. 5). Tom gave the book to Mary. He gave the book.
6). If you are lonely, I will come and visit .
7). Iapplied for a position at the company, but they didn't select .
8). It was Kathy's birthday. My mother baked a beautiful cake.
9). If you clean your bedrooms, I will buy some ice cream.
10). I can't lift this box alone. Can youhelp ?
Object Pronouns
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1. "Is she writing to Leonardo di Caprio?"
"Yes, she is in love with ___!"
a. her
b. him
c. his
2. "John is making a lot of noise!"
"I'll ask ___ to be quiet."
a. him
b. it
c. its
3. "Please tell Mrs. Smith to come in."
"Sorry, I don't know ___."
a. her
b. him
c. she
4. "I can't find my glasses!"
"You are wearing ___!"
a. them
b. there
c. they
5. "Do you like bananas?"
"I love ___ !"
a. hers
6. b. its
c. them
6. "Why is he always talking about Pamela Anderson?"
"He obviously likes ___ !"
a. her
b. him
c. she
7. "Where is my book? Oh, dear! I've lost ___ !"
a. him
b. it
c. its
8. "Is that Mary's new boyfriend?"
"Don't ask me, ask ___!"
a. her
b. his
c. it
9. "What is the title of that song?"
"I'm afraid I can't remember ___."
a. him
b. it
c. them
10. "Why is David so happy?"
"His friends gave ___a guitar for his birthday!"
a. him
b. it
c. them
11. "What are you going to do with those old papers?"
"I'm going to recycle ___."
a. their
b. them
c. they
12. "Let's see the latest Spielberg movie!"
"I have seen ___ already!"
a. him
b. it
c. there
13. "How are your parents? I haven't seen ___ for some time now!"
a. them
b. there
c. they
14. "Have you met Tom and Lisa?"
"No, I have never met ___ ."
a. its
b. the
c. them