Subject & Object
Pronouns
•Subject and object pronouns.
A. Subject pronouns:
1. In the nominative case
2. Used as the subject of a sentence.
3. she, he, it, I, You, they, we
B. Object Pronouns
1. In the objective case
2. Used as the object of a verb or
preposition.
3. her, Him, it, Me, you, them, us
2.
Earlier…
• We talkedabout pronouns.
• What are pronouns like?
• What are personal pronouns?
• What is an antecedent?
3.
Today…
• We aregoing to look at some different
types of pronouns.
• How do we know when to use I and when to
use me? They or them? We or us? He or
him?
• We have to look at the case!
4.
Subject Pronouns
• Subjectpronouns are pronouns that
are in the nominative case (That
means they are the subject!)
• They are used as the subject of the
sentence! (WOW!)
• It’s “The Doer!”
5.
Subject Pronouns!
• Example:
–Rita likes books! She loves them so
much!
• In this case SHE is the subject
pronoun. It replaces Rita.
• THEM replace to books
6.
Subject Pronouns
• Hereare the
common subject
pronouns:
• Memorize these
and you shouldn’t
have any trouble
picking out subject
pronouns!
Singular Plural
I
You
He, She
It
We
You
They
7.
Let’s find somesubject
pronouns! (And ONLY the
subject pronouns!)
1. Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems about
everyday life; she is very famous.
2. She was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew
up in Chicago.
3. In 1949 she wrote a poetry collection
called Annie Allen.
4. I have read the book and the poems
fascinate me.
8.
Object Pronouns
• Anobject pronoun is a pronoun in the
objective case of a verb or a preposition.
• It’s “The Receiver” of the action
• This means two things:
– It is in the predicate of the sentence.
– It is either the OBJECT of the preposition or
the direct OBJECT.
9.
Object Pronouns
• Example:
–The burning potato chip truck amuses
Olivia. The potatoes flying everywhere
amuse her, too.
• In this case her is the object
pronoun. Her replaces Olivia.
10.
Object Pronouns
• Hereare the
common object
pronouns.
• You should
memorize these,
too.
Singular Plural
Me
You
Him, her
It
Us
You
Them
11.
Let’s find someobject
pronouns! (AND ONLY THE
OBJECT PRONOUNS!)
1. Slang and rhythms of jazz and blues are
important to her.
2. The poet Langston Hughes gave her
literary advice.
3. Brooks taught poetry to student, she was
a role model for them.
4. Brooks’s poems fascinate me.
12.
Remember…
• Some personalpronouns are used as
the subjects of sentences.
• Some personal pronouns are used as
the objects of verbs (direct
objects!) or prepositions!
