Subject pronouns are often the subject of a sentence—“who” and “what” the sentence is about. Sentence: She loves the desserts in France.
She is the subject.
Sentence: By lunch time, they were hungry.
They is the subject.
Object pronouns are often the object of the verb— “who” or “what” was acted upon.
Sentence: Melanie’s thoughtfulness touched him.
Him is the object of the verb touched.
Sentence: We lifted it.
It is the object of the verb lifted.
Tip
The masculine subject pronoun is he, and the masculine object pronoun is him. The feminine subject pronoun is she, and the feminine object pronoun is her.
A pronoun that shows possession or ownership is called a possessive pronoun.
Sentence: The teacher took her apple and left.
The pronoun her shows the teacher owns the apple.
Sentence: The hikers spotted their guide on the trail.
The pronoun their shows the hikers follow the guide who was assigned to the hikers.
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Subject Pronouns |
I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
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Object Pronouns |
me, you, him, her, it, us, them |
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Possessive Pronouns |
my (mine), your(s), his, hers, its, our(s), their(s) |
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