The use of personal pronouns in English – Grammar: Rules and practice

How to use personal pronouns in English

EFL/ESL Grammar: Rules, use and practice

What are personal pronouns?

Personal pronouns are used to refer to people.  The pronoun (it) refers to things. As you can see in the table, there are two types of personal pronouns: subject pronouns and object pronouns.

Personal pronouns

Subject pronouns Object pronouns
 

I

You

He

She

It

We

You

They

 

Me

You

Him

Her

It

Us

You

Them

 

Subject pronouns:

We use subject pronouns to refer to the subject of the verb in a sentence.

Examples:

  • I study English.
  • You are my brother.
  • She knows how to read.
  • He likes listening to  music.
  • We study Spanish.
  • You are intelligent, all of you.
  • They are from Morocco.

Object pronouns:

We use object pronouns to refer to the object of the verb in the sentence.

Examples:

  • She calls me everyday.
  • I know you very well.
  • She teaches him English.
  • She sees her from the window.
  • He likes us.
  • I always call them.

Notes:

Remember that all the sentences need a subject.

  • *Is a teacher. The correct sentence is: he is a teacher.
  • *Am late. The correct sentence is: Iam late.
  • *are high school students. The correct sentence is: they are high school students.

 

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