Subject and Object Pronouns

This article will explain the subject and object pronouns. Many people still have problems with choosing the correct pronoun, this happens due to a lack of educational background which might confuse people, especially second language learners of English.

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns refer to pronouns that perform an action in a sentence. They are our subject or the thing or person we talk about in a sentence.  The English subject pronouns are: I, you, we they, she, he, and it. 

English grammar asks us to have the subject before the noun, except for questions.

Example:

I cook pasta on weekends.

In this sentence, “I” is the subject pronoun performing the action of cooking.

Important! All subject pronouns are the ones that make the action of a sentence.

 

Object Pronouns

                                                                                      

In English, we have object pronouns too. These are the pronouns that receive the action in a sentence. English object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. If you notice it and you are the same as subject and object pronouns.

English grammar demands us to have objects following the verb in a sentence.

Example:

He kissed her.

In this sentence, “He” is the subject pronoun performing the action of kissing. “Her” is the noun that receives the action of kissing, it is the object of the sentence or the object pronoun. You should not use a subject noun after the verb “kissed”.

Examples:

Incorrect: He kissed she.

Incorrect: He kissed I.

Correct: He kissed me.

Correct: He kissed her. 

 

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