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Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns
Singular Plural Singular Plural
1 I 1 we 1 me 1 us
2 you 2 you 2 you 2 you
3 he, 3 they 3 him, 3 them
she, her ,
it it
New sentence: They love her.
The replacement for this plural subject noun, the friends, is the
plural pronoun they.
In this example, the noun Maria is the object of the verb
love. Maria, as a singular noun, must be replaced with
a third-person singular pronoun. Here, the feminine form
of the third-person object pronoun (her) replaces the feminine
noun Maria.
Example:
Maria loves them.
Maria is the subject of the sentence. The pronoun them
receives the action of the verb love. Them is a third-person
plural object pronoun that replaces the noun friends.
Remember: Direct objects need action verbs. More details about
action verbs are given in Chapter 4.
3.15 A Different Job: Object Pronouns
with Prepositions
Object pronouns are also used with prepositions.
You have learned that action verbs and direct object pronouns
go together. The direct object receives the action of the verb.
The object pronouns me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them
are also used with prepositions. Each one of them can be used
to complete a prepositional phrase.
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