Ch 14
Object Pronouns
me · him · her · us · them
Object pronouns replace nouns that receive the action. They come after the verb or after a preposition.
you → you
I see you. (same)
it → it
I found it. (same)
they → them
I helped them.
After verb
She loves him. · I called her. · They know us.
After "to"
She gave it to me. (NOT to I)
After "for"
He did it for us.
After "with"
Come with her.
After "about"
We talked about them.
Verb + person + thing
Give me the book. / Send her the message.
Verb + thing + to/for + person
Give the book to me. / Send the message to her.
When the object is a pronoun, prefer: Give it to me. (NOT: Give me it — less natural with pronoun object.)
She gave it to I.
→
She gave it to me.
after preposition → object pronoun
Me and her went to the party.
→
She and I went to the party.
subject of verb → subject pronouns
They invited my friend and I.
→
They invited my friend and me.
object of invited → me
Tell to me the truth.
→
Tell me the truth.
tell + person directly (no "to")
Recap
Object forms
me · you · him · her · it · us · them
I called her.
Position
after verb or preposition
to me / with them / love her
Subject vs Object
subject does action / object receives it
She (S) called me (O).