What Are Personal Pronouns? A personal pronoun

Subject and Object: Personal Pronouns Cases

There are two cases of personal pronouns: subject pronouns and object pronouns.

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns include I, you, she, he, it, we, and they. Subject pronouns replace the name of the subject in the sentence. For example:

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  I went to the mall.
  
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  You are the love of my life.
  
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  He studied hard but still failed the test.
  
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  She went to a party with friends.
  
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  Is the puppy male or female? It is a girl.
  
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  We want to register to vote.
  
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  They are not in charge here.
  

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns include me, you, her, him, it, us, and them. Object pronouns take the place of the object in the sentence (that is, the noun that receives the action in a sentence). Object pronouns are used as both direct objects and indirect objects. For example:

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  Give the cookie to me.
  
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  Dad will help you soon.
  
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  Sing a song to help her sleep.
  
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  My mom will drive him home.
  
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  I had to pay full price for it because I lost the coupon.
  
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  She is going to loan her car to us.
  
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  The carrots went bad so we had to throw them away.
  

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Choosing I vs. Me

Choosing between the subject pronoun "I" and the object pronoun "me" can be tricky. Review these examples to make sure you know when to use I or me in a sentence.

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  Jennifer and I are meeting in San Francisco in July. (Why not "Jennifer and me" in this case? Because "I" is part of the subject of the sentence. You must choose the personal pronoun in the subjective case.)
  
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  They gave the promotion to me. (Why not "I" in this case? Because "me" is the object of the preposition "to," so you must choose a personal pronoun in the objective case.)
  

Expand Your Pronoun Usage Expertise

Now that you have reviewed this list of personal pronouns examples and have some ideas about how to use them correctly, use these pronoun review worksheets to see how strong your skills really are. Then, explore other types of pronouns. Next, reinforce what you have learned with these fun pronoun games.