Object Pronouns

The seven basic pronouns have one form when they are used as subjects and another form
when they are used as objects.
Subjects are what the sentence is about.
Objects are what is affected by the action of the subject.

 I like orange juice. (I is the subject).

 I read books. (Books is the object as it is receiving the action).

PRONOUNS

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

I Me

You You

He Him

She Her

It It

We Us

You (plural) You

They Them
Object pronouns are used instead of nouns, usually because we already know what the object
is. It makes the sentence easier to read and understand and avoids repetition. We normally use
object pronouns after a verb or a preposition.

Examples

I like horses. Subject Pronoun

Horses don't like me. Object Pronoun

We talk to our neighbour. Subject Pronoun

She talks to us. Object Pronoun

They listen to the teacher. Subject Pronoun

She listens to them carefully. Object Pronoun

You speak very quickly. Subject Pronoun

We watch you on TV. Object Pronoun

The Object Pronoun - It

Be careful when using 'it' as an object pronoun because it is only in the correct context that it
has meaning. It needs to have already been mentioned or obvious to the listener what you are
referring to. Compare;

 You are sitting on it! (The listener probably doesn't know what the speaker refers to).
 The letter is on the sofa. You are sitting on it! (It is obvious in the second sentence that
the reference is to the
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