Personal Pronouns

Are used to represent people.

They can show: first person (the speaker) second person (the person

being spoken to) or third person (the person

being spoken about)

Personal pronouns

Person Subject Pronouns –

SingularSubject Pronouns – Plural

1st I We

2nd You You

3rd He/ She/ It They

If the pronoun is the subject of the sentence, we say it is a subject pronoun (sometimes called a nominative pronoun).

If the pronoun is the object of the sentence, we say it is an object pronoun.

Person Object Pronouns – Singular

Object Pronouns – Plural

1st Me Us

2nd You You

3rd Him/Her/It Them

1. Mary gave me the letter.2. You can sit down by the fire.3. They are going to watch a movie at the new theater.4. Peter and Cindy can go with us tomorrow.5. We have been friends for many years.6. It is inside the pocket of the black backpack.

7. The librarian gave me the library book.8. Jenny’s mother brought her a sandwich for lunch.9. She played with the new puppy all day.10. You went to the party on Saturday night.

Read each sentence. In your notebook write the number of each one and write “S” if the pronoun is a subject pronoun, or “O” if the pronoun is an object pronoun.

I like coffee. John helped me.

Do you like coffee? John loves you.

He runs fast. Did Ram beat him?

She is clever. Does Mary know her?

It doesn't work. Can the engineer repair it?

We went home. Anthony drove us.

Do you need a table for three? Did John and Mary beat you at

doubles?

They played doubles. John and Mary beat them.

Examples (in each case, the first example shows a subject pronoun, the second an object pronoun):