ENGLISH BASIC

COMPREHENSION
(SUBJECT AND OBJECT)

Merliyani Putri Anggraini

 Subject and Object
Subject and Object
Subjects and objects can be noun, pronoun, or noun phrase
Subject Object
I
Last week, Saudi Arabia announced theMereopening of Mecca
You You
starting on Nov. 1 for Muslims who wished to perform umrah. The
They Them
kingdom started relaxing its restrictions after closing its border to
We Us
international pilgrims in March following the outbreak of the
She Her
COVID-19 pandemic.
He Him
It It
 Subject and Object
Subject and Object
Subjects and objects have the opposite functions in a sentence. So, the subject is the ‘doer’ of the
action.
Subject Object
In English grammar, we use the word ‘subject’ to talk about the person or thing (a noun or pronoun)
that does the ‘action.’ Usually, that means that the subject comes before the verb.
I Me
Example:
You You
They are holding a book.
He beats a dog They Them
We Us
She Her
He Him
It It
 Subject and Object Pronoun
Subject and Object
Objects are the opposite; instead of doing something (like holding a book), they are acted upon.
Generally, we use the word ‘object’ to talk about the thing/person that the action is done to. Or, the one
Subject Object
who receives the action.  There are two types of object, i.e.: direct and indirect objects.
Example: I Me
They are holding a book.
He beats a dog You You
They Them
Last month, the Transportation Ministry decided on a stimulus package worth Rp 216.5
billion for the aviation industry
We as part of a plan that includes
Us a passenger service charge
exemption and a subsidy aimed at cutting costs and boosting demand throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic. TheShe ministry’s air transportation Her
director general, Novie Riyanto,
said that the stimulus package consisted of Rp 175.7 billion worth of service fee
He Indonesia as well as RpHim
exemptions at 13 airports across 40.8 billion worth of subsidies
for a flight facility calibration fee.
It It
 Direct and Indirect Objects
Direct Object Subject and Object
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb in a sentence. Usually, it answers
the questions what? or whom? about the verb. 
Subject Object
Example:
I likes rendang.
Sarfaraz Me
TheyYou
buy some potatoes from theYou
market.
Indirect Object
They Them
An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object. You can find the indirect object by first finding
the direct object. Then, ask “who” We Us
or “what” received it. The indirect object will chronologically exist
before the direct object in a sentence. 
She Her
Example:
TheyHe Him
made their cat some cookies.
She isItwriting us a letter. It
 Object of Preposition
Subject and Object
The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun governed by a preposition.
The object of a preposition is usually (but not
Subject always) the noun or pronoun to
Object
the right of the preposition.
I Me
You
For example: You
I want to go to school
They Them
Saree is from
We India. Us
This flower is for her.
She Her
I can find love within himself.
Heon the table
The glass is Him
It It
Object of Preposition
Subject and Object
Subject Object
I Me
You You
They Them
We Us
She Her
He Him
It It
Subjects vs Objects in English
Subject and Object
Possessive
Subject Object
Subject Object Pronoun
I I Me Me My
You You You You Your
They They Them Them Their
We We Us Us Our
She Her
She Her Her
He Him
He Him His
It It
It It Its
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