Subject and Object PronounsWe use subject pronouns as subjects of sentences and object pronouns as objects.Subject PronounsObject Pronouns

Singular1st personIIkicked the ballmeJohn kicked the ball tome.

2nd personyouYoulike to study.youJohn wants to talk toyou.

3rd person (male)heHeeats green cheese.himMary doesn't like him.

3rd person (female)sheShelikes ice cream.herJohn kissedher.

3rd person (non-person)itItbit John.itJohn smashedit.

Plural1st personweWeenjoy going to the movies.usThe politician lied tous.

2nd personyouYouare the best students.youI wouldn't lie to you.

3rd persontheyTheyare not happy.themMary didn't invite them.

We usepronounsas substitutes fornoun phrases. The pronoun and the noun phrase that it refers to mean the same thing.Test your knowledge(A)- Directions: Choose the best pronoun to fill in the blank. 1- Mary loves to cook. _____ likes baking too.a- sheb- herc- theyd- them2- You and I are going to the movies. _____ should go out to eat first.a- theyb- themc- wed- us3- That big black spider bit me. _____ bit me on my hand.a- Sheb- Herc- Itd- They4- Where did the boy go? _____ went to school.a- Heb- Himc- Shed- her5- Jack and Jill went up the hill. ____ like going up hills.a- Heb- Himc- Theyd- Them6- _____ like ice cream.a- Meb- Ic- Myd- He7- Nobody can stop _____.a- web- us c- hed- she8- Mary and Jane are going to the store. Please ask _____ to pick up some bread.a- sheb- herc- they d- them9- I didn't see _____.a- heb- himc- shed- they

(B)- Fill the blanks with the missing words by choosing the correct word.1.I'm going to enjoy this party. I don't know _____ at all, but I'm going to have fun. a) somebodyb) anybodyc) nobody2.Hey, there's _____ that I know. He's in my Computer Science class. a) somebodyb) anybodyc) nobody3.I think I'll go talk to him. He doesn't seem to be with _____ in particular. He's probably alone, like me. a) someoneb) anyonec) no oned) everyone4.No. Maybe not. If he's all alone, then _____ is ignoring him, probably because he's very boring. a) somebodyb) anybodyc) nobodyd) everybody5.That's a nice-looking woman over there. I should go over and talk to her. No, I don't think so. She's probably very vain and has _____ interesting to say. I know her type. I'll keep my distance. a) somethingb) anythingc) nothingc) everything6.I need a drink. I think I'll head to the kitchen. There must be _____ juice or something in the fridge. a) someb) anyc) no 7.That's strange. There's _____ beer in the fridge. What is one supposed to drink in this stupid party? a) someb) anyc) no8.Ah! There's the juice, over there, in the corner. _____ had the sense to put it in the fridge. Now it's probably very warm. a) Someoneb) Anyonec) No oned) Everyone9.The music's not very good. _____ should change it. Let's get some action here. a) Somebodyb) Anybodyc) Nobodyd) Everybody10.Finally! Some good music. But why isn't _____ dancing? Don't people know how to have fun anymore? a) someoneb) anyonec) no one11.Hey! That woman's looking at me. I wonder if there is _____ else interested in me. After all, I am kind of cute. a) someoneb) anyonec) no oned) everyone12.No, there's _____ who really turns me on. Too bad! But the evening is still young. I'm not giving up. a) somebodyb) anybodyc) nobody13.I'm really hungry. I don't see _____ food. What kind of party is this? a) someb) anyc) no14.No food! Warm drink! _____ seems to know how to organize decent parties anymore. a) Somebodyb) Anybodyc) Nobodyd) Everybody15.I don't want to stay here. There must be _____ more interesting than this. a) somewhereb) anywherec) nowhered) everywhere