Grammar lesson on subject and object pronouns

SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS

1. Pronouns are those little words that take the place of specific nouns, for example,

Jorge = he

chair = it

SAC students = they

2. Some pronouns can be used only as the subjects of sentences, whoever or whatever is doing the verb in the sentence.

He hit the ball.

3. Some pronouns can be used only as “objects”—nouns that have a verb done TO them.

The bus hit him.

Another type of object is the “object of a preposition.”

Prepositions usually describe a position

Examples: over, under, near, between

but some of the most common ones don’t exactly do that.

Examples: for, with, of, from, to

The “object of a preposition” is whatever word goes with a preposition.

Examples: over the sea, under the desk, near the door, between the houses

for the students, with a bonus, of the people, to the recipient

A pronoun that has to be an object can’t be used as a subject.

Him drove the car to school? NO, he drove the car to school.

A pronoun that has to be a subject can’t be used as an object.

The bus hit they? NO, the bus hit them.

People got tired of he? NO, people got tired of him.

To who was the gift given? NO, to whom was the gift given?