Subject and object pronouns

We use a pronoun when we don't want to repeat a noun or a noun phrase.

Subject pronouns

The English subject pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. (Of course, we use
'you' when we're talking to one person and when we're talking to more than one
person.)

1: We use these pronouns when they are the subject of a verb.

 I like London.
 You have eaten the chocolate.
 He plays football.
 She hates mushrooms.
 It was cold.
 We are French.
 They are going home.

Object Pronouns

Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns

I me
He him
She her
It it
You you
We us
They them

In English, we also have object pronouns. These are: me, you, him, her, it, us,
them. (Notice that 'it' and 'you' are the same when they're subject pronouns or
object pronouns.)

We use the object pronouns in most situations when the pronoun is not the
subject of a verb.

1: We use them for the object of a verb.

 John knows me.

 Amanda kissed you.
 The dog licked him.
 David hugged her.
 The teacher dropped it.
 The children love us.
 Luke helped them.
 2: We use them after a preposition (including after phrasal verbs).

 It's important to me.

 Can the children come with you?
 Look at her!
 The chocolate is for him.
 David is looking forward to it.
 Keep up with us!
 Lucy works for them.

3: We use them after 'be'. (In very formal English, the subject
pronoun is sometimes used here, but this is very old-fashioned and
unusual.)

 Who's there? It's me!

 It's you.
 This is her.
 It was him!

4: We use them with short answers.

 A: Who's there? B: Me!

 A: Who ate the cake? B: Him!
 A: I'm tired. B: Me too.

With short answers, we can also use a subject pronoun + a verb. This sounds a bit
more formal than the object pronoun alone.

 A: Who's there? B: I am!

 A: Who ate the cake? B: He did!
 A: I'm tired. B: I am too.

5: We use them after 'as' and 'than' for comparison.

 She is as tall as me.

 He is taller than her.

We can again use the subject pronoun + a verb in the same situation.

 She is taller than I am.

 He is taller than she is.

6: We use them after 'but' and 'except'.

 Everybody went home early but me.

 Everybody went home early except him.
 Q1. Choose the correct pronoun.

1) ( I / me ) like London.

2) The children are as hungry as ( we / us.)
3) All the students passed except (I / me.)
4) A: Who’s there? B: (I / Me!)
5) (They / Them) love vegan food.
6) A: Is that the man you told me about? B: Yes, that’s (he / him.)
7) We all like cake except (she / her.)
8) (He / Him) will get a new phone soon.
9) His sister isn’t as tall as (he / him.)
10) Is that chocolate for (I / me?)
11) (She / Her) wants to go home early.
12) Everyone arrived on time but (he / him.)
13) Please keep up with (we / us.)
14) A: Who ate all the chocolate? B: She / Her!
15) (We / Us) have been to Rio.

16) Could you pass the coffee to (she / her?)

17) My brother is taller than (I / me.)

18) (I / Me) went to the bookshop yesterday.
19) Our new teacher is friendlier than (she / her.)
20) All the children came inside except (they / them.)

Q2. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate subject or object

pronoun.

1. I met .............................. at the party but ...................... didn't recognize .................

a. him, he, me
b. he, him, I

c. he, him, me

2. I think I have seen ...................... before.

a. she

b. her

c. hers

3. You shouldn't have done this to ............................

a. I

b. me

c. we

4. Where could ..................................... have gone at this hour of the night?

a. she

b. her

c. hers

5. He took .......................... with .......................

a. them, him

b. they, he

c. them, he

6. What is ............................ doing there?

a. she

b. her

c. hers

7. Why don't you listen to ...........................?

a. they

b. them

c. their
8. No one would have done this except ........................
a. he

b. him

c. his

9. Did anyone see ...........................?

a. he

b. him

c. his

10. All of .............................. arrived on time.

a. they

b. them

c. their

11. She is taller than ...........................

a. I am

b. me

c. Either could be used here

12. I saw you and ............................ there.

a. she

b. her

c. Either could be used here