I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

 

 

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. There are two types of personal pronouns:

 

 

· Subject pronouns, representing the grammatical subject of the clause:

 

             I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

· Object pronouns, representing the `direct complement 'of the clause:

 

      Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Tim put the coat on.

 

In this sentence `Tim´ is the subject and ´the coat 'is the object.

Tim is doing an action (putting on) and the coat is the thing that is `done to´ (it is the thing that he puts on).

 

If you wanted to repeat this information later, you could say:

 

He put it on.

 

We also use object pronouns for indirect objects: “tell me the truth” and after prepositions: Tina was too ill to go out, so I went to the bank for her.

 

Write suitable personal pronouns (subject or object) in each gap.

1. ____________ thought the holiday would be ideal for us, and I said so.

2. Tim was late, so ____________ had to run.

3. ____________hope those flowers are for me.

4. Why are you so angry? What´s wrong with ____________?

5. Anna and ____________ are going to the cinema next weekend. Would you like to come with ____________?

6. Carol explained where ____________ had been.

7. John wanted Mary to follow ____________.

8. I was stopped by a man who wanted to ask ____________ the way to the nearest park.

9. The shoes were lovely and ____________ were just the right colour.

10. Hold the bag please while I put the shopping in ____________.

11. Susan has forgotten her keys. Could you take them to ____________.

Correct the wrong sentences.

1. Do you want to go shopping with we? ________________________

2. Jane should have told we the truth. ________________________

3. Anne says her is too hungry to go for a walk. __________________

4. I called she but her had gone out. __________________________

5. Paul was very upset because him failed the test. _______________

6. Him was very enthusiastic with she. ________________________

7. Me forgot to call her. ___________________________________

 

 

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. There are two types of personal pronouns:

 

 

· Subject pronouns, representing the grammatical subject of the clause: