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Personal pronouns OBJECT PRONOUNS

Object pronouns replace “Lizzy” is the object.
the object of a sentence.
Personal pronouns are used to replace nouns in a sentence. See also: Most of them have a
They can refer to people or things and have different forms Verb patterns with objects 53 different form from the
depending on whether they are a subject or an object. Possession 80 Contractions R13 equivalent subject pronoun.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS “Her” replaces “Lizzy.”
Subject pronouns
replace the subject of “Her” is the indirect object.
a sentence. They are The subject pronoun “he” is used because the There is no difference
used to avoid speaker doesn't know the person's name. between direct and indirect
repetition, or where object pronouns.
a name is not known. The verbs “be” and “have” are
often contracted with pronouns.
There are no formal
or informal forms of
pronouns in English. “Her” is the direct object.
“He” refers to Andy TIP
to avoid repetition. “You” is the same
whether it is singular,
HOW TO FORM plural, a subject,
or an object.

HOW TO FORM SUBJECT
The pronoun used
depends on how FIRST PERSON SECOND PERSON THIRD PERSON
many nouns it is
replacing, and SINGULAR
person (first,
second, or third.)
PLURAL OBJECT

FURTHER EXAMPLES FURTHER EXAMPLES “All” can be used to
show that “you” is plural.

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