Free English Lessons: Pronouns

pronouns pronouns are used in place of nouns they enable speakers to refer to something or someone without having to repeat its name example mr jones lives in kentucky he frequently travels to memphis to see his wife she is a lawyer and only sees him on weekends the subject and object pronouns in english are as follows subject i object me subject you object you subject e object him subject she object her subject it object it subject we object us subject they object them use subject pronouns when the pronoun refers to the doer of the action or the main topic of the sentence henry hit a baseball over the fence he didn't know where it would land it went right through mrs crabby's window she was furious she called henry's parents and told them what happened henry had to pay for the window with his hard-earned money he wasn't too happy about that but he learned a lesson now he only plays baseball at the ballpark use object pronouns when the pronoun refers to the receiver of the action or is the object of a prepositional phrase ms lyndon met her husband in a gold mine the first time she saw him she was in love he also liked everything about her he asked her to marry him the next day many friends joined them in the wedding celebration reminders do not use subject pronouns in the object position or vice versa remember to use he or him when referring to males and she or her when referring to females you