Level Two
Lesson 21
object pronouns
Object pronouns receive the action of a verb, or they appear after a preposition. It’s important to learn the differences between subject pronouns and object pronouns.
In this video, I provide examples of object pronouns and their relationship to subject pronouns.
Compare subject pronouns and object pronouns.
subject
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
object
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them
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21a. you and me
you and me
Singular
You know me.
I know you.
Plural
me + you = us
It’s important to know that “you” is used as both a subject and an object pronoun.
- You know me.
The pronoun “you” is the subject. The pronoun “me” is the object.
- I know you.
The pronoun “I” is the subject. The pronoun “you” is the object.
21b. him / her / it
him / her / it
Singular
he / him
she / her
it / it
Plural
they / them
It’s good to know that when things are plural, the object pronoun is “them,” the same pronouns you use for people.
- He is a student.
- I saw him in class yesterday.
- She is a student.
- I did not see her in class yesterday.
- This is a classroom.
- We use it for our classes.
21c. us / you / them
us
me = you = us
you
you + you = you
them
him + him = them
her + her = them
him + her = them
it + it = them
- The school gives us a place to teach and learn.
- I hope all of you are successful in learning English.
- I teach a class of about 20 students in the evening. I will see them tomorrow night.
- The desks are neatly arranged. Someone put them in this order.
Write in your notebook ✍🏿
Singular
me
you
him (man)
her (woman)
it (thing)
Plural
us (you + me)
you (you ++)
them (+++)
Practice ✍🏿
Singular
She knows me.
I know you.
I know him.
I know her.
I know it.
Plural
They know us.
I know you.
We know them.
(them = a group of people or things)
Note: It is helpful to know that English teachers often talk about object pronouns this way:
- The pronoun “me” is in the first-person singular.
- The pronoun “you” is in the second-person singular.
- The pronouns “him,” “her,” and “it” are in the third-person singular.
- The pronoun “us” is in the first-person plural. (me + you = us)
- The pronoun “you” is in the second-person plural. (you + you = you)
- The pronoun “them” is in the third-person plural. (him/her/it ++ = them)