Pronouns

Reference

Common mistakes

1. He gave it to I. → He gave it to me.
   After "to" → object pronoun
2. Me and her are friends. → She and I are friends.
   Subject pronouns before the verb
3. She loves I. → She loves me.
   After the verb → object
4. Us are happy. → We are happy.
   Subject of the verb → we

Pronouns — Exercises

Subject or object pronoun?

1. ______ am happy. (first person singular) (I / Me)
2. She loves ______. (me/I) (me / I)
3. ______ are my best friends. (they/them) (They / Them)
4. Can you call ______? (she/her) (her / she)
5. ______ is my teacher. (he/him) (He / Him)
6. I don't know ______. (they/them) (them / they)
7. ______ live in London. (we/us) (We / Us)
8. Please help ______! (we/us) (us / we)

Replace the underlined word with a pronoun

1. Maria is my sister. → ______ is my sister. 
2. I like Tom. → I like ______. 
3. My parents are teachers. → ______ are teachers. 
4. Call Maria and me! → Call ______! 
5. My dog is very funny. → ______ is very funny. 

Pronouns — Answer Key

Subject or object pronoun?

1. I — Subject pronoun: I am happy (always capital I).
2. me — Object pronoun after verb: She loves me.
3. They — Subject pronoun: They are (not 'them' — subject position).
4. her — Object pronoun after verb: call her.
5. He — Subject pronoun: He is (not 'him' — subject position).
6. them — Object pronoun after verb: know them.
7. We — Subject pronoun: We live (not 'us' — subject position).
8. us — Object pronoun after verb: help us.

Replace the underlined word with a pronoun

1. She
2. him
3. They
4. us
5. It