We, Us, and Nouns:
The Ultimate Tag Team!
We and Nouns
- “We” is a subject pronoun, and it is used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence or when it is used before the verb in a verb phrase.
- Example: We are going to the park.
- Explanation: “We” is the subject of the sentence and is performing the action of going to the park.
- “We” is used with nouns to show that multiple people, including the speaker, are included.
- Example: We, the students, are excited for the field trip.
- Explanation: “We” is used to refer to the speaker and other students, indicating that they are included in the group excited for the field trip.
Us and Nouns
- “Us” is an object pronoun, and it is used when the pronoun is the object of a verb or a preposition.
- Example 1: Mom gave us a gift.
- Explanation: “Us” is the object of the verb “gave” and is receiving the gift from Mom.
- Example 2: She shared her cookies with us.
- Explanation: “Us” is the object of the preposition “with” and is the recipient of the cookies.
- “Us” is used with nouns to show that multiple people, including the speaker, are included as the object of a verb or preposition.
- Example: Mom bought us, the kids, some ice cream.
- Explanation: “Us” is used to refer to the speaker and other kids as the recipients of the ice cream bought by Mom.
Additional Tips
- Use we with noun subjects or with nouns after linking verbs.
