Personal Pronouns Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns

PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS

• 1. The myth of Arachne is amusing. I enjoyed it.
• 2. The bystanders see Athena. They watch her at the loom.
• In the first sentence, myth is the antecedent of the pronoun it.
• In the second sentence, bystanders is the antecedent of They, and Athena is the antecedent of her.

Using Pronouns Correctly

• Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects, and object pronouns are used in compound objects.
• He and Carmen wrote a report on the subject. (Not Him and Carmen)
• Tell John and me about Hercules. (Not John and I)

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• A preposition takes an object, just as many verbs do. The object of a preposition can be simple or compound. In either case, use an object pronoun as the object of the preposition.
• Lee read a famous myth to me.
• Lee read a famous Roman myth
• to John and me.

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• If you are not sure of which form of the pronoun to use, say the sentence aloud with only the pronoun as the subject or the object. Your ear will tell you which form is correct.
• Whenever the pronoun I is part of a compound subject, it should always be placed after the other parts of the subject. Similarly, when the pronoun me is part of a compound object, it should go after the other parts of the object.

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• Lee and I read some ancient Roman myths. (Not I and Lee)
• Mythology interests Lee and me. (Not me and Lee).

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• In formal writing and speech use a subject pronoun after a linking verb.
• The writer of this report was she.
• It is I.

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