Ch 4
Pronouns
Subject and object pronouns
Subject pronouns do the action of the verb. They come before the verb.
I
first person singular — I am a student.
you
second person — singular AND plural — You are right.
he / she / it
third person singular — She is here.
we
first person plural — We are friends.
they
third person plural — They are tired.
Always capitalise "I" — it's the only single-letter word that takes a capital in English.
you → you
I see you. (same word)
it → it
I bought it. (same word)
they → them
I helped them.
to + object
She gave it to me. (NOT to I)
with + object
Come with us. (NOT with we)
for + object
This is for him. (NOT for he)
about + object
We talked about them. (NOT about they)
He gave it to I.
→
He gave it to me.
After "to" → object pronoun
Me and her are friends.
→
She and I are friends.
Subject pronouns before the verb
She loves I.
→
She loves me.
After the verb → object
Us are happy.
→
We are happy.
Subject of the verb → we
Recap
Subject
I · you · he · she · it · we · they
She is happy.
Object
me · you · him · her · it · us · them
I saw her.
After preposition
always object form
Come with me.
Same form
you · it
subject and object identical