SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUN We use subject pronouns as subjects of sentences and object pronouns as objects Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns 1st person I I kicked the ball me John kicked the ball to me 2nd person you You like to study you John wants to talk to you 3rd person (male) he He eats green cheese him Mary doesn't like him Singular 3rd person (female) she She likes ice cream her John talked to her 3rd person it It bit John it John kicked it (object) 1st person we We like hamburgers us The politician lied to us Plural 2nd person you You are the best students you I want to talk to you 3rd person they They aren’t happy them Mary didn't invite them Exercise • Bob is smarter than _ I me • The problem students are _ • Our teacher had dinner with my friend and _ • "May I please speak to Joe?" "This is _." • Sally and _ are coming to the party • The person who did the best was _ • My classmates and _ all speak English • Sam helped John and study for the test I • My brother asked you and _ to help him I they them me he her I him she he him them they me me • All the work was done by us we Exercise Complete with a suitable OBJECT PRONOUN and match with the pictures a) Hey! There's a new e-mail Read _ to me, please! b) The little girl is very happy Her mum gave _ a lovely present this morning c) My father loves Greek monuments He wants to go to Greece and visit all of _ d) The runners are very tired We'll give _ some water e) That's a very difficult game I don't know how to play _ f) Patrick is still in class The teacher asked _ to stay for ten minutes Complete with an OBJECT PRONOUN: a) Where's Sam? David is with _ b) Have you seen Alice? Yes, I saw _ in the park yesterday afternoon c) Can you ask Costin if he wants to come to the supermarket with _ ? I don't want to go alone d) Would you like to play with _? We need another player e) I think this activity is very difficult I don't understand _! f) Robert and Theodore are speaking in class Can you tell _ to be quiet? g) Our teacher is so nice! We'll give _ a birthday present h) I love Peter and he loves _ We're so happy together! i) Lucas works in a bank I see _ every morning when he goes to work j) Pat and Tom live in Oxford We never see _ k) Anna studies in Rome We telephone _ every week 4 Answer the questions using a SUBJECT and an OBJECT pronoun: a) Does Peter like Italian food? Yes, _ loves _ b) Do you listen to American pop songs? No, _ don't like _ c) Are those flowers for you? No, _ aren't for _ d) Did I give you the keys? Yes, _ gave _ to me e) Does Anne love Peter? Yes, _ loves _