Compound subjects and objects with pronouns
key notes :
You can use a subject pronoun as the subject of a sentence or clause. It tells who is doing something, and it is usually at the beginning of the sentence. The subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
After finishing the experiment, I showed my teacher the results.
The subject pronoun I is the subject of the sentence.
You can use an object pronoun after an action verb. You can also use an object pronoun after a preposition (like at, for, of, on, to, or with). The object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.
After finishing the experiment, my teacher showed me the results.
The object pronoun me is used after an action verb, showed.
My teacher showed the results to me.
The object pronoun me is used after a preposition, too.
When a pronoun is connected to a noun with the word and (like Rick and I or Rick and me), it can be hard to tell which pronoun is correct. To tell which one is correct, look at the sentence without the other noun.
Rick and I discussed the results with the teacher.
I discussed the results with the teacher.
The subject pronoun I is used as the subject of the sentence.
The teacher discussed the results with Rick and me.
The teacher discussed the results with me.
The object pronoun me is used after the preposition, with.
🛑 Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
Hollie greatly admires ______ and the other volunteers.
- him
- he
- The missing pronoun is in the phrase ___ and the other volunteers.
- Hollie greatly admires ___ and the other volunteers.
- Look at the sentence without the other noun, the other volunteers.
- Hollie greatly admires ___.
- The missing pronoun comes after an action verb, admires. So, you should use the object pronoun, him.
🛑 Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
Tommy impressed _____ and Becky when he mentioned his favourite film is Rashomon.
- she
- her
- The missing pronoun is in the phrase ___ and Becky.
- Tommy impressed ___ and Becky when he mentioned his favourite film is Rashomon.
- Look at the sentence without the other noun, Becky.
- Tommy impressed ___ when he mentioned his favourite film is Rashomon.
- The missing pronoun comes after an action verb, impressed. So, you should use the object pronoun, her.
🛑Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
Mr Smith escorted ______ and our children to our hotel room.
- we
- us
- The missing pronoun is in the phrase ___ and our children.
- Mr Smith escorted ___ and our children to our hotel room.
- Look at the sentence without the other noun, our children.
- Mr Smith escorted ___ to our hotel room.
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