An object pronoun, also called objective pronoun, functions as the object of a verb or preposition, as distinguished from a subject or subjective pronoun, which is the subject of a verb.
Examples:
- He begged her to live with him. (her is the object of the verb begged and him is the object of the preposition with)
- She told them the truth. (them is the object of the verb told)
Object pronouns are used instead of object nouns, usually because we already know what the object is.
- She's my friend. I really enjoy being with her.
- I like this film. I saw it last week.
Object Pronouns
Object pronouns in English are the following:
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Object pronouns come after either a verb (e.g "like") or a preposition (e.g "to").
Examples:
- I like you but you don't like me.
- Do you really hate her?
- She loves sitting next to him.
- She always writes e-mails to us.
- He's talking to her about it.
Object pronouns differ from:
- Subject pronouns,
- possessive adjectives,
- possessive pronouns,
- and reflexive pronouns.
Review:
| Subject pronouns | Possessive adjectives | Possessive pronouns | Reflexive pronouns | Object pronouns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | my | mine | myself | me |
| you | your | yours | yourself | you |
| he | his | his | himself | him |
| she | her | hers | herself | her |
| it | its | its | itself | it |
| we | our | ours | ourselves | us |
| you | your | yours | yourselves | you |
| they | their | theirs | themselves | them |
Exercise on object pronouns
Grammar Exercise - Object Pronouns
Choose the right pronoun
- "Is he marrying Leila?"
"Yes, he is in love with her!".
- "Your son is making a lot of noise!"
"I'll ask him - "Please will you ask Robert to come in."
"Sorry, I don't know him - "Where are my glasses?"
"You are wearing them - "Do you like apples?"
"I love them - "Why is he always talking about Liza?"
"He obviously likes her - "Where is my book? Oh, dear! I've lost it
- "Is that Nancy's new boyfriend?"
"Don't ask me, ask her - "What is the title of that article?"
"I'm afraid I can't remember it - "Look at John! He seems so happy?"
"His friends offered him - "What are you going to do with those old papers?"
"I'm going to recycle them - "Let's see the latest Spielberg movie!"
"I have already seen it - "How are your kids? I haven't met them
- "Have you met Alan and Tim?"
"No, I have never met them - "Do you want this book?"
"Yes."
"Well, take it - "My mother is fantastic! I like her
- "Don't help me with this exercise! I can do it
- "This fruit is poisoned! Don't eat it
- "Take the children to bed. Don't let them
- "Why is she helping John?"
"She probably loves him
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