Crack the Code:
Understanding Subject and Object Pronouns
Subject Pronoun
A subject pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence.
Examples of subject pronouns are:
‘I’, ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘we’, and ‘they’.
- To identify a subject pronoun, look for the word that is performing the action in the sentence. It is also known as the subject of the sentence.
- Once you have identified the subject, replace it with the appropriate subject pronoun. For example, instead of saying
“Riya went to the store,”
you can say
“She went to the store,”
using the subject pronoun “she” to replace “Riya.”
Make sure to use the correct subject pronoun based on the subject’s gender and number. For example, use “he” for a singular male subject, “she” for a singular female subject, “they” for a plural subject of any gender, and so on.
Subject pronouns are used to avoid repetition and make sentences shorter and clearer. They also help to make your writing or speech more concise and effective.
Object Pronoun
An object pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun that receives the action of the verb in a sentence.
Object pronouns include:
‘me’, ‘you’, ‘him’, ‘her’, ‘it’, ‘us’, and ‘them’.
- To identify an object pronoun, look for the word that receives the action in the sentence. It is also known as the object of the sentence.
- Once you have identified the object, replace it with the appropriate object pronoun. For example, instead of saying
“Feranmi gave the pen to Mira,”
you can say
“Feranmi gave the pen to her,”
using the object pronoun “her” to replace “Mira.”
Make sure to use the correct object pronoun based on the object’s gender and number. For example, use “him” for a singular male object, “her” for a singular female object, “them” for a plural object of any gender, and so on.
Like subject pronouns, object pronouns can be used to make sentences shorter and clearer, and to avoid repeating the same noun over and over.
