Subject and Object Pronouns

Subject and object pronouns are important to communicate in English. These pronouns replace nouns. The lesson below shows you how to use subject and object pronouns in English. You can find the exercises at the bottom of the page.

Let’s start with the lesson!

What are pronouns?

Pronouns replace nouns. Take a look at these examples:

Sara likes pizza.
She likes pizza.

In the second sentence, “she” is the same as “Sara”.

Subject pronouns replace subjects and object pronouns replace objects. First, let’s review subjects and objects:

What are subject and objects?

Subjects go at the start of the sentence. They do the action:

Dave plays baseball.
Mary lives in Toronto.

Objects go at the end of the sentence. They receive the action.

Dave has a bicycle.
Mary likes cookies.

So what about pronouns?

Subject pronouns replace subjects, so they normally go at the start of the sentence:

He plays baseball.
She lives in Toronto.
They like pizza.
We want more coffee.

Object pronouns replace objects, so they go after the verb:

Dave has it.
Mary likes them.
Can you help us?
I met her yesterday.

Here is the list of subject and object pronouns:

Subject Pronouns	Object Pronouns
I	Me
You	You
She	Her
He	Him
It	It
We	Us
They	Them

Here are a few more examples:

Subject Pronouns

I have a dog.
They are teachers.
We play soccer.
It is cold.

Object Pronouns

The boys broke it.
Susana ate them.
Denise will help him.

With these explanations and examples, you can see how to use subject pronouns and object pronouns in English. Check your understanding with the quizzes below.